'E 'Otua Mafimafi,

Ko ho mau 'Eiki Koe,
Ko Koe Koe fa la la 'anga,
Mo ia 'ofa ki Tonga;

'Afio hifo 'emau lotu,
'Aia 'oku mau fai ni,
Mo Ke tali homau loto,
'O mala'i 'a Tupou.



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English Translation

Oh Almighty God above,
Thou art our Lord and sure defence,
In our goodness we do trust Thee
And our Tonga Thou dost love;

Hear our prayer, for though unseen
We know that Thou hast blessed our land;
Grant our earnest supplication,
Guard and save Tupou our King.


From 1874
Words by Uelingatoni Ngu Tupoumalohi (1854-1885)
Music by Karl Gustavus Schmitt (1834-1900)