Ko e fasi 'o e tu'i 'o e 'Otu Tonga

"Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga" is the national anthem of Tonga. The title literally means "song of the king of the Tonga Islands" in the Tongan language but is in daily life better known as fasi fakafonua, which translates to "national song". The lyrics of the anthem were written by Prince Uelingatoni Ngū Tupoumalohi, with the music by Karl Gustavus Schmitt It was first used in 1874.

Tongan lyrics (modern spelling)

ʻE ʻotua māfimafi

ko homau ʻeiki koe

ko koe ko e falalaʻanga

mo e ʻofa ki Tonga.

ʻAfio hifo ʻemau lotu

ʻaia ʻoku mau faí ni

mo ke tali homau loto

ʻo maluʻi ʻa Tupou.

English lyrics (literal translation)

Oh, almighty God!

You are our Lord,

It is You, the pillar

And the love of Tonga.

Look down on our prayer

That is what we do now

And may You answer our wish

To protect Tupou.

Melody

media:Fasi fakafonua.mid (midi with karaoke)

Tongan music notation

The music written down in the tuʻungafasi or Tongan music notation:

tongan music of the tongan anthem

References

Law of Tonga: http://legislation.to/Tonga/DATA/PRIN/1988-060/NationalAnthemofTongaAct.pdf

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