Another Tiama’a classic remade often. “La’u lupe” (my pigeon/dove) is a powerful Samoan symbol of losing a loved one. This song expresses deep sadness, but says we should leave these things in the hands of God.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bW5yXaphQQ

Pepese faanoanoa
lenei olaga atoa
oi la’u lupe sa tuu i ma ua leiloa
si a’u tama e to’atasi
pologa ai nei ma le tagi
se matuai leaga tele lenei foma’i

Ua o’o i o’u totoga
le faigata o le alofa
a’o e tagitagi mai i lou fia ola
se mea a leaga
le sulufa’i se mapusaga
ae tali mai le faanoanoa a lo’u agaga

Tali: Tu’u atu ia oe i le lagi i luga
i le malo o le punavai o le ola
maima’u le mafutaga
le oti ua alia tatala
tama ina ua le galo oe le agaga

Mo’omo’oga le taulau
ia faatasi e faavavau
a’o lenei ua ‘ela mai mai tuugamau
se amuia le la
le goto atu ma sau
a’o ita e ala mai pea le mafaufau

ailoga a e toe sau
i lo’u mafaufau
oi la’u lupe
amuia outou fanau

Ou fiafia i le sa’olotoga
ae leiloa mai le pologa
i si a’u lupe poo ai ualia faasola

Tali: Tu’u atu ia oe i le lagi i luga
i le malo o le punavai o le ola
maima’u le mafutaga
le oti ualia tatala
tama ina ua le galo oe le agaga


from the album Tepa i le Amataga, submitted by Maosi

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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