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Tu i Luga: STAND IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY

  • Mar 22, 2022
  • 2 min read

Updated: Jul 10


Tu I Luga Pasifika | Art By Ro Faiva | Video created by Ro Faiva. Disclaimer: I do not own rights to the music used in this video.

The Kapa Haka group who performed a popular rendition and tribute of the Samoan song "Tu i luga" (Rise) by Lole Usoalii is the renowned group Te Mātārāe I Ōrehu.


Mua ia ina mua

Mua o, mua o, mua o

Mua o, mua o, mua o

Samoa lau atunu'u pele

E le galo oe i taimi faigata

Tu mau pea lau gagana

Fausia pea lou va'a fa′amalosi


Manatua pea aso anamua

Fa'aloalo i tagata matutua

Fa'avae oe i le Atua

Aua lava e te fo′i i tua

Talofa e Samoa e

Tupulaga fo'i mai


Tu i luga i lou malosi

Aua e te fefe i le oti

O le Atua e puipui oe

Iesu o le leoleo mamoe

Fa′amalosi

Tu i luga i lou malosi

Aua e te fefe i le oti

O le Atua e puipui oe

Iesu o le leoleo mamoe

Fa'amalosi


This is the story of my warrior people

This is the story of all Polynesia


Where the warriors ruled and reigned

Born as warriors and died as kings

Samoa e


I wanna thank you for my freedom

I give thanks for a certain destiny

′Cause you fought and died for me

Showed the world to live in peace

Fa'a Samoa

Teine Samoa

Outou tamatoa

Tu i luga i lou malosi

Aua e te fefe i le oti

O le Atua e, puipui oe

Iesu o le leoleo mamoe

Fa′amalosi

Tu i luga i lou malosi

Aua e te fefe i le oti

O le Atua e, puipui oe

Iesu o le leoleo mamoe

Fa'amalosi


Writer: Lole Usoalii


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