'Isa Lei' Pasifika 2007

[afuga1cys]

whats the name of the samoan version of this song? i can't remember, but i remember singing it all the time on the rock.

[ayedisguy]

SHCmateo what the? dis song was translated from german into fijian.

freak man who cares who bit from who ..shuckz suga you can sing!

[rosalanietag]

shc mateo niggar dnt evn try puhleaseeee tongn i dnt fnk so lol... well ani1 cn take a sng n sng it in dare own lingo bt u tryna kum hea n claim its a tongan sng i dnt fnk so hahahahahahahah ...so teol yah faggot king tah gt u people some new songs hahahahahahahahah

[HaMoNeSiAnBaBeE]

what do you get out of hating??

BEAUTIFULL VOCALS!!! KEEP DOING YA THANG! & UPS TO MANGERE MEKO..WOOOPPP! MEKO2DEBONE!! =)

[Shorty1515151]

im from rarotonga in the cooks - we just love music fullstop!! much love

[95331079]

love these fijian songs

[nvmshaq]

"Who the hell said this song was tongan origin" i wish you would bloody study your history before saying such rubbish.

This song originated from a german song and version taken to fiji by soldiers and words were transformed into fijian"and that is fact"

[FobDee]

@nvmshaq You obviously don't know your history. This song was originally Tongan "Si'i Lose Hina" and then the Fijians took it and made it their own.

[newzealandborn]

gudtintag



[usabitsunami09]

ok...so who cares where this song was originally written..ima fijian..got tongan and samoan blood in me too..i say im a fijian coz i was born and raised there..but now im in samoa..people here love that song..& i bet everyone else does..my mates always asks me to sing this song with them all the time..just be proud of the song and forget all the negative comment..woop woop..!

Fa'afetai Samoa and malo lava Tonga for the songs and great perfomance..Bula and Vinaka Viti!!

[polopattypolo]

So think about what you say to people. We have feelings to. if you have anything bad to say then atleast say it in a nice way or just keep it to yourself. hahahahahahaha...

Faafetai....

Gotha Back Kuzz!!!....

[polopattypolo]

For all the people who are misunderstood...mah kuzn did an absolutely amazing job on RE-ARRANGING

this piece. Keyword "RE-ARRANGING". Its a musical term to re-write original music to interpret on how the musician feels and can express themself as a musician. Its also a skill that not many of us have. Im proud of what my kuzn has done. He didnt RE-ARRANGE this song just get you guys pissd off or to say he wrote the original. He did it for the LOVE OF MUSIC. Its a PASSION.

[SHCmateo]

As a tongan i LUV this VERSION honestly but dont try go and change the lyrics into samoan just like wat the fijians did and now its common over in fiji but history says TOnga is the homeland to this famous MELODYYYYYY

[dsmboy123]

isa lei, vinaka vaka levu for the nice performance..

loved it

[whitetoke]

MEAN LOVE IT!!!!

[aisokulaguy]

wat a nice preformance she sung in fijian pretty well sum of my samoan n tongan friends find some sum fijian words hard to say

they did a good job

[WainibukaKido]

eu.... melanesian....micronesian...po­lynesian....whoever-nesian.... dont you think this performance was ofF the cut??? LOVE IT!!!

[minime567]

I'm Tongan And Fijian(=

[jwul004]

This traditional song was most definitely destroyed. Sometimes, modern interpretations work - like Lapi Mariner and the modern version of Si'i Lolo. This version  of Isa Lei was a disaster.

[LEiiNii]

well dOne beautiful vOice =)

[Taiririko]

The classification of the Pacific Islands into Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia is only political at best.

If you are under the impression that Lauans and Rotumans are the only Polynesians in Fiji, then you need to visit other parts of the Fiji Islands to see for yourself how very mistaken you are.

[feejeeana]

Wow...beautiful rendition of the song.

[moevao209]

Isa Isa vulagi lassa dina Nomu lako au na rarawa kina Cava beka ko a mai cakava Nomu lako au na sega ni lasa ch Isa Lei, na noqu rarawa Ni ko sana vodo e na mataka Bau nanuma, na nodatou lasa Mai Suva nanuma tiko ga Domoni dina na nomu yanuyanu Kena kau wale na salusalu Mocelolo, bua, na kukuwalu Lagakali, maba na rosi damu

[kvtlewa]

I'm fijian and dayuuum that was tops! Pasifika represent!

[Rawaqaboy]

takiririko doesnt no shit bout the south pacific...stupid fuck

[Taiririko]

The classification of the Pacific Islands into Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia is only political at best. If you are under the impression that Lauans and Rotumans are the only Polynesians in Fiji, then you need to visit other parts of the Fiji Islands to see for yourself how very mistaken you are.

[Rawaqaboy]

taiririko whoever u are it shows u are not fiji born n you dont know much about south pacific cultures. polynesians are fair skin with striaght hair n melnesians are black skin with afro hair islander....only polys in fiji are those half blood lauans from the south islands n rotuman from the north who are under fijis care

[Taiririko]

I don't have to be born in Fiji to know much about the South Pacific. The point being made is that the Fiji Islands are virtually the transition point between Melanesia and Polynesia. Yes, the Fijian school curriculum teaches that the Fiji Islands are in Melanesia and every Fiji Islander knows that. However, this classification is not consistent when one considers that a significant portion of Fiji Islanders possess features that are obviously Polynesian.

[siw000t]

and what features would that be?

[cowboysucc]

I hear what you saying. Fiji's polynesian influence was mainly from the Tonga. The two islands have been allies for centuries and even at war with each other before that. Fijians also had influence on Tonga. During the Tongan civil war many fijians came to Tonga to fight on both sides and Tongans also went to fiji to fight in their wars. Tonga and fiji will always stand together

[taz4713]

hmm interesting. I have read many book and articles about how many Tongans went to Fiji and helped out many Fijians during there war times but I have never seen anything on Fijians in Tonga during the Tongan wars. Can you inform me on where you got this info?? Thanks

[vuanimoli]

way before ma'afu conquered parts of Fiji and came to reside in Fiji, Fijians called in to Tonga and fought alongside their polynesian brothers. It is evident with a village in one of the Tongan islands there is a Fijian village.

so is the islander link

[taz4713]

interesting kool bro

[Rawaqaboy]

imani21 fijians are not polynesians they are melnesians...sory lol

[Taiririko]

Actually, the Fiji Islands lie where Melanesia becomes Polynesia. Politically, they've always been classified as Melanesian, but you would know that linguistically and culturally, the Fiji Islands are Polynesian. It remains that many Fijians have not learnt to accept being on both sides of the divide.

[siw000t]

even if the fiji islands are on both sides. the people are clearly descended from melinesia. they're blood is melinesian therefore fiji is melinesian. except for lauans and rotumans.

[Taiririko]

Instead of making senseless remarks that portray a poor image of your intelligence (or lack thereof), please attempt to read the latest research on human migration so that you may be enlightened.

[rockdalefijians]

OILEI..fijians r etnicaly melanisian...but culture wise n the lingo r much more polynesian...thats y most polynesian sing and do the fijian beat...and if we chk the encyclopedia it says fijian follow the polynesian culture..especialy tonga,samoa n futuna...the way we dress up..

[bananabrothaz007]

The filming is TERRIBLE!!! Love the singing though! Julez got a MEEEEAAANN voice! You go girl!

[fjlau2]

whoever sings this song or where ever you hear it...it will always be associated with Fijians. So it's a compliment that other nationalities are singin the song. she has a nice voice.

[lolomalewa7]

I totally agree =)

[lolomalewa7]

I totally agree =)

[imani21]

I agree.... it should be COMPLIMENT... it's like when Fiji came out with "Sosefina".. THE SAMOANS were excited and couldn't believe he came out with that one, which was tight!!! WE AS POLYNESIANS CAN SHARE EACH OTHER'S SONGS AND DANCES AS WELL AS CULTURE..

[Babyauckland]

EXACTLY!! OMG THANK U!!

[lolomalewa7]

May I just say... This is a beautiful rendition of the touching Isa Lei, Fijian song. I am so glad that we can celebrate in each other's culture. Diversity is what makes life so much more interesting. So good job to Julie and the Choir. And thanks to the Fijian musician/writer for creating this song that we all could love and enjoy. I am not Fijian or Samoan but I love this song nonetheless... Stop the hate!Spread da love! Peace <3

[Jooelz]

ps. this msg is for "sweetybubby"

[rockdalefijians]

fafetai lava..good 1...1 thing wit samoans they a very creative wen kums to music..thts y heaps of good muscian out thr

[w3irdalyankovich]

i bet some fijians dont know the second verse

[pacificskycrew]

you're a d*** with that comment! of course we do, we sing that song all the time! if you're gooing to write something, write something constructively!

[jrnaitini]

well done, but it's a Fijian farewell song and suppose to be a sad slow song.

[Babyauckland]

well its sung fast so get over ir

[sweetybubby]

Lovely voice, but please don't "commercialize" it!!!Isa Lei IS fijian and the song is PERFECT as it is. It has always been sung that way and should always be....many thing simply are not contemporary

[tonganza]

what a hater

[Jooelz]

im not tryna disrespect but we didnt 'commercialize' this song.. we've only performed this once only, specially for this event that we were invited to, and was requested by the pasefika commitee to perform this at the closing.. juz wanna make it clear as im one of the members of this choir.. but no doubt the original will always be there and that it will always be 'perfect'.. juz be proud that other ethnics are sampling what was done originally by ur culture. A'Mene!!

[IsaacBickerstaffEsq]

"we didnt 'commercialize' this song.."

No, you didn't; you Beyoncified it. A commercial style.

I'm afraid I have to agree with the sweetybubby. This is perhaps the most beautiful song ever written and traditional Fijian choral singing among the most beautiful. This song doesn't deserve the treatment.

I'm not Fijian, just a singer and musician; and there is a special room in hell for Mariah and Beyonce for teaching an entire generation to abuse song like this.

My opinion; of course.

[Babyauckland]

Wow, amazing beautiful voice Julie!!!! Well done and well done to Mathew and the choir.

[cribisencinibis]

This is Sick yo... I am feelin this!!!!

[babeeblue06]

wow...beautiful!!..i like the mix!

[pacificskycrew]

noia, ni bula ro2ma. it's a beautiful fijian farewell song that this samoan girl sang well. sung very well!!

[ro2ma]

reeli interesting a bunch of samoans singing a fijian love song

[rockdalefijians]

ro2ma its a farwell song

[ro2uman]

noaia e mauri

[2Luke]

love song? nah m8. its a farewell song.

[3kedz1]

This was hella tite!!! U go Julie!!!!

[dreanick]

Dang... lovin' the mix.... ya'll go!!!

[imani21]

WOW that was a tight Mix with Julie Taale, I never thought she can sing like that! work it! .. MORE MORE MORE!