Monū‘ia ā ka ko e tangata kuo ne ‘ilo ‘a poto,
Mo e tangata kuo ne ma‘u mai ‘a e mafai-ke-‘ilo;
He ‘oku lelei ange ‘a e ‘alu holo hono fakatau ‘i he siliva,
Pea ko e fua ‘oku te ma‘u ai, ‘i he koula mo‘onia.
‘Oku ne mahu‘inga ange ‘i he makakula koloa;
Pea neongo pe ko e hā ho manako ‘e ‘ikai ala fakatatau ki ai.