Vana Vana - by S. Graham

 

Aue e vana vana mai nei au ta ria iti e
Aue e vana vana mai nei iroto roa e
Aue e puta puta mai nei na manu patia
Avae taere to mama iti e
 
 
Aue e vana vana mai nei iroto roa e
Natatahi mai io labo
Fati fati apu haari
Ei te fifi ei te to to ei te tua
Fefe ra
 
 
To maa mata rahi roti
To maa mata rahi ere
Ananahi a poi poi
Maa maa hia oe i
 
 
Aue Panana
Aue e vana vana mai nei au ta ria iti e
Aue e vana vana mai nei iroto roa e

 

 

English Lyrics
not translation:

Oh, how they hula hula down in Raiatia far away
Oh how they hula hula on the beach of Raiatia Bay
Oh, when they start to wiggle on this tropical heaven
Every tree on the island starts into sway
 
Oh how they hula hula on the beach of Raiatia Bay
Hear those polynesian drummers beat
Those Tahitian polyrythmic tunes
Hear the way they play upon their ukuleles
On the dunes
 
Dancing and singing, oh so happy
You'll never find them in a hurry
Lots of fish and plenty of mangoes
Waiting there for them to pick
 
So why worry, c'est la vie
Oh, how they hula hula down in Raiatia far away
Oh how they hula hula on the beach of Raiatia Bay

 

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