Hiva ‘o Makahokovalu (Song of Makahokovalu) Featured
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Hiva ‘o Makahokovalu (Song of Makahokovalu)
Ko e ta‘anga hiva fakamamahi (moe tututlu)(Song of tragedy [and of mourning])
Ko e maa‘imoa (fakafatu, fakafa‘u, mo e fakaafo, fakafasi) ‘a Kuini Salote(Poetry and music composed by Queen Salote)
Kupu, veesi 1
Tokelau na‘e angi pea hako
‘O falala he Houmaniutao
Lu‘ia hono mapo‘i hingano
Na‘e moto ‘i ‘Ouana‘angalo
Kupu, veesi 2
‘Ahea moe Fa‘ihetuva
Vakaia si‘i fetu‘u koula
Kuo fakapuli ‘ihe Futukovuna
Na‘e ngana moe malu‘ifonua
Kupu, veesi 3
He siu na kuo alaimoana
Tounoa si‘i Lalaheilala
‘Aloitalau koe matanga
Kuo fai ai ‘ape ha lata
Kupu, veesi 4
Sei o fafine ‘eva he maheni
Hoto pale motomoto‘ilei
Koe loa na‘e tu‘u hengihengi
Koe kapakau ‘oe leveni[1]
Kupu, veesi 5
‘E Fangasiale koe tau e
Kuo lapa ‘ae Hikutamole
‘Ihe Fahina ‘oe Paepae
Ko si‘i mausa ‘oe Fangatave
Tau, kolesi
He ko Lelea tala ‘ae vai
Hao‘uli ai ‘ae toutai
Te ‘ofa he Fafakongatahi
Tukutala ‘oka nunu ‘a Pangai
Koe ki‘i fakamatala moe huluhulu nounou
Na‘e fakafatu, fakafa‘u, mo fakafo, fakafasi, ‘a e maa‘imoa ta‘anga hiva fakamamahi (moe tutulu) malie fau ko ‘eni ‘Hiva ‘o Makahokovalu’ (‘Song of Makahokovalu’) ‘ehe Ta‘ahine ko Salote koe Kuini ‘ofeina moe punake kakato ‘iloa ‘oe ‘Otu Tonga he pekia ‘a Makahokovalu koe tama (fakataha mo Laufilitonga mo Solomone Tu‘iniua) ‘a Nopele Tuita (‘Isileli Tupou, Toluafe) mo Luseane Halaevalu Tuita he 1948 ‘i Neiafu he Vava‘ulahi. Na‘e hiva ‘ehe kau hiva ‘a Nopele Tuita (Toluafe) koe Helepeku he Fasi-Moe-Afi.
‘Oku ngaue‘aki lelei ‘ehe ta‘anga ‘ae fa‘ahinga lalahi ‘e tolu ‘oe heliaki koe ‘lea kihe me‘a ‘e taha kae ‘uhinga kihe me‘a ‘e taha,’ ‘aia koe heliaki fakafetongiaki (qualitative epiphoric heliaki), heliaki fakafekauaki (associative metaphoric heliaki), moe heliaki fakafefonuaki (constitutive metonymic heliaki). ‘Oku pehe hono ngaue‘aki lelei hono fakaafo, fakafasi, ‘ae liliu ‘e tolu koe liliu-fasi, liliu-ta-va, moe liliu-le‘o, voliume, ‘o afo, fasi, kehekehe ‘ae ngaahi kupu, veesi, moe tau, kolesi, mo liliu mei he tuai kihe vave moe le‘osi‘i kihe le‘olahi.
‘Oku kamata ‘ae tala me‘afaka‘eiki ‘o Makahokovalu mei tokelau he Vava‘ulahi kihe Houmaniutao, ‘Ahea, Futukovuna, moe Paepae ‘i Tongalahi (Tonga‘eiki, Tongatapu) he‘ene ‘hu‘ia’ ‘ae hingano mo ‘‘ufia’ ‘o takaniko hono fetu‘u ngingila (kupu, veesi, 1 & 2, kohi, laini, 1-4). ‘Oku toe lave kihe latavale ‘ae Lalaheilala he‘ene siutaka he Vava‘ulahi moe ‘Aloitalau mo hono ngaahi matanga fakalata mo fakalavetala ‘o a‘u pe ki he‘ene pekia ne ofongi hange ha loa ‘oku fakafalefale kei pongipongi (kupu, veesi, 3 & 4, kohi, laini, 1-4).
Na‘e hoko atu ‘ae tala ‘oe pekia he lapa ‘ae matatau malohi ‘a mate he Fahina ‘oe Paepae ‘oku mausa he Fangatave mei he Hikutamole ‘i Vava‘ulahi kihe Fangasiale he Ha‘apaiveu (kupu, veesi, 5, kohi, laini, 1-4). Neongo ‘ae ta‘uluafi ‘ae kautau ‘a mate he Fahina ‘oe Paepae ka ‘oku kei faifepolepolei pe ‘ae vai tupu‘a ko Lelea he‘enau tama, ‘o mo‘oni ‘ae lea kuo fakatokotokonaki, ‘koe hulihuli ‘ae ‘akau kuo tahi’ he ‘ulifohe ‘ae Fafakongatahi koe kaimu‘a ‘ae kau kaivai moe ha‘a toutai (tau, kolesi, kohi, laini, 1-4).
[1] ‘Oku malie fau mo loloto atu hono ngaue‘aki ‘ae ‘leveni’ koe fa‘ahinga manupuna ‘oku fulufulu lanu ‘uli‘uli (manu‘uli) koe heliaki kihe tala fakamamahi, tala ‘oe mate, moe tala ‘oe ‘uli, ‘uli‘uli koe heliaki kihe mate kae kula, kulokula ‘ae mo‘ui he kupu, veesi 4, kohi, laini 4: ‘Koe kapakau ‘oe leveni.’ ‘Oku matamata koe ma‘u mei he tala fungani ‘o Noa moe ‘A‘ake he tohitapu, ‘aia na‘a ne ngaue‘aki ‘ae leveni moe lupe koe talafekau, ‘o talangata‘a ‘ae leveni kae talangofua ‘ae lupe koe hoatamaki ‘ae tala ‘oe mate moe tala ‘oe mo‘ui.