Sau La'u Teine Samoa

          This is one of the songs from the SATB collection Songs of Samoa, in a most attractive performance by the Graduate Choir directed by Terence Maskell. It is taken from the 2005 CD titled 'My Spirit Sang All Day' [ACD 105]. This is a wonderful CD by an exciting and accomplished choir. You may purchase it here.

Sau La'u Teine Samoa

Sau la'u teine Samoa
Se'i 'e ta'utino mai
Pe 'e te alofa 'ea pe leai?
'Ae ui 'i lea ou te tu'itu'i atu
Funae, i le faitoto'a,
'Atonu e tatala ia 'ita i sou alofa.

Aue le alofa e 'ua so'ona faifua lava
'Ua uma ona ou iloaina
Le manumalo se tasi tagata,
'Ae ui 'i lea ou te tu'itu'i atu
Funae, i le faitoto'a,
'Atonu e tatala ia 'ita i sou alofa.

My Samoan Girl

Come, my Samoan girl
Speak frankly to me
Do you love me or not?
No matter what, woman
I will keep knocking at the door,
Hoping you will open up out of love.

Alas, my love is completely wasted
I've already figured out
Someone else is the winner.
But no matter what, woman
I will keep knocking at the door,
Hoping you will open up out of love.