“ 'Oku to e 'i ai 'a e loloto, fihi mo malie fau 'o e konga fakatalamatangi [aerodynamic] mo e fakatalavai/fakatalatahi [hydrodynamic] 'o e fanifo [surfing], 'o tatau pe 'a e tufunga tapapafanifo [material art of surfboard-making] mo e faiva fanifo [performance art of surfing] fakatouloua. ['Oku vavaofi 'eni mo e ngaahi 'ilo mo e poto fakatalamatangi mo e fakatalavai / fakatalatahi 'o e tufunga fo'uvaka [material art of boat-building] mo e tufunga langafale [material art of house-building].
'O tukukehe ange hono tufunga 'a e papafanifo [surfboard] -- 'a ia 'oku tafakatatau mo tafakapotupotutatau hono fuo mo e uho 'o makatu'unga he 'ilo mo e poto 'o e talamatangi mo e talavai/talatahi [both aerodynamic and hydrodynamic knowledge and skills to both winds and sea respectively] -- 'o tautautefito 'eni he ta-va 'oku fakahu ai 'a e papafanifo hono faiva'i -- 'a ia 'oku fai he ta-va 'oku fakafelalavai pe fakahoko mo fakamavahe ai 'a e mata / ava 'o e peau / ngalu he'ene fasi / pa [pe fakamata / fakaava] [eye / hole of the waves / waters / seas] mo e mata / ava 'o e matangi he'ene angi [pe fakamata / fakaava] [eye / hole of the winds].
'Oku to e hoko 'a e me'a tatau he ta-va hono faiva'i 'a e papafanifo pe faiva fanifo -- 'a ia 'oku fai he ngaahi fakafelavai pe fakahoko mo e fakamavahe kehekehe pe ngaahi mata / ava kehekehe he ta-va 'oku nau fakamata / fakaava ai -- 'o hange ko e [1]: mata / ava [fakamata / fakaava] he vaha'a 'o e papa mo e sino, [2] mata / ava [fakamata / fakaava] he vaha'a 'o e papa mo e peau / ngalu 'o e vai / tahi, [3] mata / ava [fakamata / fakaava] he vaha'a 'o e papa mo e angi 'a e matangi, [4] mata / ava [fakamata / fakaava] he vaha'a 'o e peau / ngalu mo e matangi, [5] mata / ava he vaha'a 'o e tahi / matangi mo e fonua [matatahi, matafonua] mo e ha fua.
'Oku to e 'i ai mo e 'ilo mo e poto malie atu mo loloto fau he ta-va 'oku hono tufunga 'o e papafanifo -- 'a ia 'oku ta'aki fakakohi / fakalaini - fakava e papa / 'akau 'a e toki -- 'o ngaue'aki hono mata / ava [mata'itoki / ava'itoki 'oku masila ka e 'ikai ko hono tu'a pe tu'atoki 'oku peku] -- mo e ta-va 'oku faiva'i ai 'a e papafanifo pe faiva fanifo -- 'a ia 'oku ngaue'aki 'a e mata / ava [mata'ipaapa(fanifo) / ava'ipapa(fanifo) hono fakahu he mata / ava [fakamata / fakaava] he vaha'a 'o e peau / ngalu mo e matangi. 'Oku lava pe ke mata / ava taha [pe mui taha] pe mata / ava ua [pe mui ua] 'a e papa fanifo -- 'a ia 'oku masila 'a e mata / ava [mui] 'e taha pe masila 'a e mata / ava [mui] fakatouloua -- 'o 'ikai peku -- 'a ia ko hono tu'a ia.
Leva e malanga ka e tau,
'Ofa ma'u mo e 'anau fau,
Hufanga ”