Ana Latu

Tongan

'Ana Latu

He 'oiaue Ana Latu
Ana tauele kiate 'au
si'e ma fononga he 'one'one
he na'a ma topu va'e taha pe.

He 'oiaue Ana Latu
Ana tauele kiate 'au
si'e ma fononga he 'one'one
he na'a ma topu va'e taha pe

Si kau tangata moe kau fefine
mou ma tuku 'atu 'o mohe
kae tuku keu 'au fia pe
he ko ho ma faka'osi po e.

Si kau tangata moe kau fefine
mou ma tuku atu 'o mohe
kae tuku keu 'au fia pe
he ko ho ma faka'osi po e.

He 'oiaue Ana Latu
Ana tauele kiate 'au
si'e ma fononga he 'one'one
he na'a ma topu va'e taha pe.

He 'oiaue Ana Latu
Ana tauele kiate au
si'e ma fononga he 'one'one
he na'a ma topu va'e taha pe.

He 'oiaue Ana Latu
Ana tauele kiate au
si'e ma fononga he 'one'one
he na'a ma topu va'e taha pe.

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English

Ana Latu

Oh, my darling Ana¹ Latu
Ana, you are precious to me
Oh, how we walked along the seaside;²
Of how our footprints became as one

Oh, my darling Ana Latu
Ana, you are precious to me
Oh, how we walked along the seaside;
Of how our footprints became as one

Oh, men and women
Retire and rest for now
For I cannot (go to sleep)
This night will be our last

Oh, men and women
Retire and rest for now
For I cannot (go to sleep)
This night will be our last

Oh, my darling Ana Latu
Ana, you are precious to me
Oh, how we walked along the seaside;
Of how our footprints became as one

Oh, my darling Ana Latu
Ana, you are precious to me
Oh, how we walked along the seaside;
Of how our footprints became as one

Oh, my darling Ana Latu
Ana, you are precious to me
Oh, how we walked along the seaside;
Of how our footprints became as one

Author's comment:

¹ Ana is the Tongan variation of the name Anna or Anne.
² 'one'one also means sand

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Comments

Mauler     April 22nd, 2012

Thx 4 posting, very nice. I've read Willemsen's journey account about Tonga recently.
We Europeans still don't know much about the Pacific region Wink

SilentRebel83     September 24th, 2012

You're welcome. Sorry for the long reply.