Iva le lalelei (o se vii o Iva)

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This vi’i, or tribute, celebrates the village of Iva in Savaii, Samoa.

Iva e o si o’u nu’u e lalelei

O la’u ula lea ou le tiu ai i le vasa nei
Tafaoga a teine ma tama i le ala tele
Ou te feafioa’i solo ai i le malelele

Tofilau le auauna e
O le Tagaloa Safune
Sasuluvaiga Aue
O fa’alupega na o lo’u nu’u pele
O Iva, o Iva i le fa’asalele
Ou te mitamita ai i lenei lalolagi tele

O’o i le afiafi o le a malu a’e
O tafaoga a tupulaga ua fegasoloa’i
O Vaifou o le tauuli o ali’i
A susu ai o’o le tagaloa i vaiafai

Tofilau le auauna e
O le Tagaloa Safune
Sasuluvaiga Aue
O fa’alupega na o lo’u nu’u pele
O Iva, o Iva i le fa’asalele
Ou te mitamita ai i lenei lalolagi tele

Pe a e fia maimoa i Iva apalai sou visa
Pe ete lele i le tolu masina e umi lona pemita
E leaga le tolu sefulu aso e le lava lau eva
Ae toe tipoti oe ua e overstayer

Tofilau le auauna e
O le Tagaloa Safune
Sasuluvaiga Aue
O fa’alupega na o lo’u nu’u pele
O Iva, o Iva i le fa’asalele
Ou te mitamita ai i lenei lalolagi tele

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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