Ko e fasi 'o e tu'i 'o e 'Otu Tonga

"Ko e fasi o e tui o e Otu Tonga" is the national anthem of Tonga. The title literally means "song of the king of the Tonga Islands" in the Tongan language but is in daily life better known as fasi fakafonua, which translates to "national song". The lyrics of the anthem were written by Prince Uelingatoni Ngū Tupoumalohi, with the music by Karl Gustavus Schmitt It was first used in 1874.

Tongan lyrics (modern spelling)

E otua māfimafi

ko homau eiki koe

ko koe ko e falalaanga

mo e ofa ki Tonga.

Afio hifo emau lotu

aia oku mau faí ni

mo ke tali homau loto

o malui a Tupou.

English lyrics (literal translation)

Oh, almighty God!

You are our Lord,

It is You, the pillar

And the love of Tonga.

Look down on our prayer

That is what we do now

And may You answer our wish

To protect Tupou.

Melody

(midi with karaoke)

Tongan music notation

The music written down in the tuungafasi or Tongan music notation:

tongan music of the tongan anthem

References

Law of Tonga: http://legislation.to/Tonga/DATA/PRIN/1988-060/NationalAnthemofTongaAct.pdf