(Begins at about 0:36 in this clip, a performance by the Teachers Training College of Samoa.) “Ie lavalava” is a Samoan sarong, something we wear daily. Among other, deeper themes, this song celebrates the beauty of Samoan culture as expressed in the design of our clothing.

Ie lavalava teuteu fa’asamoa
E sulu le siapo, e maeu, e maeu le manaia
Ia la’u penina ma la’u paaga ua malie o
Sau ia ua ou le toe fai loto
O le a seu lo’u va’a e malolo.
E lafoia le taula i fanua, ua leva le po

Ia fa’atalaia, ia fa’atalatala
Aumai se tala mai i le ualesi e
ua fo’i mai o lau malaga
Sa e ta’amilo ia Samoa

Ia amuia lava o peau o le sami
E aga i sisifo e aga i sasa’e
Ae le iloa mai lo’u tino a mate
Ma lo’u fatu e momomo le aula e
i au amio ta te ofo
A nei a malepe si a ta soa ma si a ta soa

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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Al

Apparently the Marist brothers in Samoa wrote it back in the early 1900s. This has gotta be the most popular Samoan song ever written.

talo

love this song brings backs the memories about samoa

Me

Who wrote this song?

Jen

We sang this song in my High School Choir about 11 or 12 years ago. Memories! Gotta love them.

Al

Apparently the Marist brothers in Samoa wrote it back in the early 1900s. This has gotta be the most popular Samoan song ever written.

Other

sang this at polyfest 🙂 yeee

Loopz

this song is soooooo much memories..love it!

T-girl

Anyone have the English translation for this beautiful song?

DANIRA

LOVE THIS SONG:)
DID THE MALISI BOYS REALLY RIGHT THIS???

lovegurl

omg dis song is like awwwsomme

lovegurl

dis song is so da BOM
🙂

Nora

I used to dance to this song when I was little 🙂

Lainey

Hands down best version is the Training Teachers College!!

Aaron Isaia

Wheres the rest of The Lyrics

ppaakkuu

Wea da rest of da lyrics at tho😭💜

sesilia anitelea

i love this song!!! ik whats going on with the rest of the lyrics

Righto

We did in Fj 😃😍

tauvalevili

and yeah who asks

Penut Butter

Why so mad

talo

love this song brings backs the memories about samoa