TE VAKA - PAPA E (Live at the Tollwood festival)

http://www.tevaka.com Opetaia Foai and Te Vaka performing at the Tollwood Festival in Munich, Germany 1999. Papa e is from the first Te Vaka album. Featuring Alana and Edwin on dance. The dance moves are contemporary but influenced by Polynesia and particularly the "fatele" from the Tokelau Islands. Lyrics and translations below: PAPA E by Opetaia Foa'i Hihiki mai i faifaiga o te fenua e he puli au ite olaga masani he mafai fakapuli ite loto ite loto o papa e aue ite nuku o papa e Chorus: Aue aue Papa e Aue Papa e Aue aue Papa e ite nuku o Papa e Oku moko mokoga ke toe fanatu i mea nae masani ai kata lava e mua mai te kata o Papa e aue ite nuku o Papa e Chorus: Papa e Translation Listen Listen While I tell you of the ways of the land I shan't forget those familiar ways Those joyous memories embedded in the heart In the heart of Papa e In the land of Papa e CHORUS: Oh ! Papa e Oh! Papa e Oh! Papa e In the land of Papa e In my mind I often go there to places that contain fondest memories The friendliness the joy the laughter the laughter of Papa e In the land of Papa e