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Simple Gifts
'Tis a gift to be simple
'Tis a gift to be free
'Tis a gift to come down
Where we ought to be
When we find ourselves in a place just right
We’ll be in the valley of love and delight
When true simplicity is gained
To bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed
To turn, turn will be our delight
Till by turning, turning we come round right.
'Ofa Faingofua
Ko e 'ofa ni ke pehe faingofua
Ko e 'ofa ni ke ta'etotongi
Ko e 'ofa ni ke a'u hifo
'I ai 'oku pau ke nofo 'a taua
Kapau te mau kumi taua kita 'i ha otu 'oku tonu lelei
Te mau nofo 'i he telea 'o e 'ofa mo nekeneka
Kapau 'oku ma'u 'a e fakafaingofua mo'oni
Ke punou pea mapelu, 'e 'ikai te mau fakamaa
Ke 'afe, ko e 'afe ia ko homau nekeneka
'O a'u he 'afe, 'afe pe mau a'u takai holo totonu.
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