Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Ko hoto kahoa tapu tukulotoa - Tongan Life's Concepts

Fiefia – happiness (strangely warmed heart) – The highest Tonga Mata’ikoloa can metaphorically give us Tongans motivation or fakalotoa to do more fatongia. Fiefia is not a derivative of some metrialistic concepts but it is Inaugurated in our ability to serve the Sacred Respect and Honor of God, Country and Family. Our greatest happiness can only be founded in service of others. Malo--e--fai--fatongia is often the climatic Haka-'i-he-Langi-Kuo-Tau

Tauelangi – climatic euphoria - Fa kou Tongia leads to climatical euphoria which ‘alaha kakala, permeating fragrance, we found happiness only in Tau Kihe Langi and from there 'ao Fatongia is 'Alaha.  

‘Alaha kakala – permeating fragrance - Ke hoko 'a e mo'ui 'o 'alaha 'aonga 

Ko si'ete Kakala tapu tukulotoa
Tiu leva 'o 'ikai toe to'oa
Lose moto he nogoue taukakapa
Kuo fotu matala pea 'Alaha
'Oku ha he seti ne tapa
Ho 'imisi koula koe tokotaha 
My Sacred Garland hidden within my soul
Eternally, I shall wear
As the blossomed Rose from Afar
The essence of my scared Garden is blooming  
Glimpse through the silver lock of thy sight
Your Golden image proven to be the only one.

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