2018.10.08.
Convalescence of Winds
[The] winds surge, [the] winds recedeAnd collide with my soul
The jialetafa1, the gardenia blooms
The heilala'anau2in far off distance
Despite our goings to arrive [there]
The faraway journey is in view.
Chorus:
Woe to me, my perception
The pain that I know
It resides here with me, my constant companion
And it flares like a wound.
Harbor at Sea3, the words of the Book
To await the arrival with a sigh
The fluttering of the Fala Mohokoi4
To the north where it floats
The sweet scent fills the air
Your means of passage.
Chorus
The holy Star of the Storm
The sails full and waves all around
Sailing into the center of Neiafu5
Journey to Pouono6
The knights await
Night unfolds in my memory.
Chorus
- 1. a kind of gardenia
- 2. a fragrant plant/flower used in garlands
- 3. name of a harbor on the island of Lifuka.
- 4. name of a tree
- 5. capital of Vava'u
- 6. a place where the chiefs and royals meet.