Remembering the hard times back in the islands

(Pukaru version)

Sa ou fiafia tele ina ua e valaau mai o ita,
Ae ao ina ou faanoi i lo’u tama,
Na ou vaai ua savali mai na ou popole ne’i fai mai e leai,
Lona leo malie lo’u atalii e, vave mai.
Lona ie fai taga ma le mitiafu e masaesae.
I lona ofu ‘i’ila ae leai ni ona seevae.
Tasi le ta tala sa tau sefe mo le tifaga.
A’o lenei ua ta ulufia ma le fiafia

[Tali]
O aso le mativa na
O aso le mativa na
Afai na ta masani ai
O aso le mativa na

Ua suia lava lenei taimi
Atoa fo’i lo’u olaga
Ou ofu silika vali fo’i ou foliga
Ou se’evae muli uumi
Pei ua e a’e i se atumauga
Vali fo’i lou ulu ne’i iloa ua e matua
Ae ua galo ia te oe le amataga
Na ou alu atu ai o e sulu i atigi taga
E tasi le ie lavalava e sulu i le vai le aso atoa
A’o lenei ua e amuamu mai ia ita

[Tali]
O aso le mativa na
O aso le mativa na
Afai na ta masani ai
O aso le mativa na

Alu la ia pea oe ma faifai pea nai ou tama
Ae ou alu fo’i ma tatalo ia e manuia
Tusa pe i’u i fea
Ou te inu pea i nei mea tiga
Ae le liua ai le alofa
Ae ua galo ia te oe le amataga
Na ou alu atu ai o e sulu i atigi taga
E tasi le ie lavalava e sulu i le vai le aso atoa
A’o lenei ua amuamu mai ia ita

[Tali]
O aso le mativa na
O aso le mativa na
Afai na ta masani ai
O aso le mativa na

Most of the lyrics on this site were submitted by fans of Samoan music, so the words might not be entirely correct… and we may not know who originally composed the song.

Please help us to learn.

Please share any corrections or knowledge about this song in a comment below. Whatever we can verify, we will update in this post.

Ma le fa’aaloalo lava.

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Jae

Song belongs to Malaesaili Saga

Ruth Iosefa

Thnx for the lyrics i needed them like badly, because my dad was going mental about the lyrics. Much thanks .

Pulematumuaaumaimalouatu

the original song belong to Willie Tavita not Nifoloa.

MATI

soooo Nifoloa sang it
i luv this song
much luv 4rm meyyy
mwh

MATI

gud for u

MATI

gud for u Ruta

polu paletaoga

Dis is polu paletaoga,correction!! Aso o le mativa re-sang by Buka Roo nt nifoloa,coz I dnt use other peoples brain, I stl hv lots of song in ma head

MR TEE

Man i wrote dis song !!

Fulumoa

All of you ar Wrong it was PukaRu

Alofa

Anyone have the English lyrics to this? Please!

selina

e moi lava ia o aso o le mativa na ao legei ua omaii giusila ua galo le mea ga fagau ai e leo au ao isi samoa hahahahahahahaahahahaahha jokea we all love samoa ah ?????????????????????

selina

oi ea lau jala o agafea ga e kusia ai le pese lea ah aso kolu o me hahahah magaia sao a la lau kusi pese mr tee ah

Grace

hi friends I our sot beautiful for as to listening
but that the song remind my Family in Samoa
I will prayer for you and our Family too

Jae

Song belongs to Malaesaili Saga