Votu mai
Votu mai na sitima ni meli
Sa qai voce mai na velovelo
Lesa
Lai tei dalo ko tamaqu
Lai qoliqoli ko tinaqu
Au gade ki Serea
Au gade ki Serea
Votu mai
Votu mai na sitima ni meli
Sa qai voce mai na velovelo
Na velovelo me daru mai lele lele
Tauri au na kaivalagi
Tauri au na kaivalagi
Au sa vesu ena dali
Sa bi na noqu tagi
Au sa kau dina ga ki Viti
Sa yacaqu dina ko Mili
Sa qai voce mai na velovelo
Na velovelo me daru mai elle elle
THIS SONG REMINDS ME OF PRIMARY SCHOOL DAYS BUT THIS TIME AROUND; lESSA JST NAILED IT…
I LOVE THE SONG AND TOGETHER ITS BEAT….
This song is a treasure trove of information. Well the original version that is. It’s talking about a dark event in the history of our lands of blackbirding or kidnapping and slave trade and being captured and immortalized through song so that we don’t forget this actually happened. Thanks for bringing this again to the fore as we are now in the modern day version which is ‘human trafficking, sold for labour, sex or organs.
Sorry to dampen the cheery spirit by this. Just thought we should know it’s true, sad origins. Vinaka