Tongan Song - Si'i Lile Viola Lose Hina (Isa Lei)

[fijiankinglove]

ahahaahhah i never new that Fiji and Tonga 4 life no one can break our bond

[chauncy817]

fuck fiji and them curry smelling bastards. yall almost became a part of tonga if it wasnt for ur king selling out to the british.

[aisea061002]

yup fiji adopted it and made it MORE famous (because more people know of fiji then tonga) but it is a tongan song made by tui'vakano like the speaker said . idiots

[Onetime8224]

Say whatever you want to say to back up your crap Intro............this tune has a tag ''Made in Fiji'' on it! So be it.....!

[nauvai]

Fiji or Tonga IT DIESNT BLOODY MATTER! FIJI AND TONGA ARE SAME THING! ITS THE EUROPEAN INFLUENCE AND "CIVILISATION" THATS HAS PUT SEPERATED THE TWO. WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT WAY TO GET BAINIMARAMA OUT OF OFFICE! THATS MORE IMPORTANT!

[newzealandborn]

malo e lelei..

BAINIMARAMA is good pm for overall fiji fiji indian /kaiviti

but knwn as on bad side because of media.and for how he got to power

but the fact is its for the better in equal terms of the brothers kaiviti and fiji indians ..

\ jah bless braha..

[islandCouture]

@siulunga808 soooo true we used to sing it during culture period in malifa leififi and samoa college, its such a haunting song, this beautifulll tongan love song, adopted by fij(isalei) and samoa too

vinaka vaka levu, faafetai tele lava, malo aupito hono fktuu hake ae kakalani ke tau manatu fiefia aii, ofa atu

[LaloKasiaK75]

could you please post more of this recording or let me know where to buy it ...

Tonga's CLASSIC!!!

[Holonga11]

Malie hiva Ongo faka'ofa malie le'o tama fasi. thanks toutes49 for posting.

[lilfijian]

oh yes no worries its history but i know it was between them when he gave the original copy to the fijian dude but ayy think about it this way its something or another similarity amongst us the fijians and tongans

[vaheasiolaa]

this song is so beautiful..its the best tongan version i have heard so far......i think it sounds best when the tongan men sing it because the upbeat modern versions are just abit 2 ta'eoli for me...so hi10 to this version...oh and i love the fijian version aswell......all these faikava old songs like this are the best

so big smiles from me lol

[hafekasikokonut]

ur all f***d up!!! u should be glad that there a things like this songs that tie all our wonderful cultures together!! comin from a family with tongan, samoan n fijian in the blood, plus more, im proud of the fact that this song has not only stayed in the one island but has travelled right through the pacific n each have put their own touch on the song to make it their own. and therefore in the end it becomes to each of us a piece of who we are.

[TONGAN676PETIA]

Ive always thoufht this was 0riginaly t0ngan,

[siulung808]

same melody was adopted in Samoa during the 1920's; as in Fiji, also became a farewell song in Samoa, called "Mo'omo'oga" after Eseta Lameta Palamo of Vaimoso wrote lyrics to the melody on the occasion of her daughter Anapoogi

[rockdalefijians]

malo malo....thx 4 the infor...but someone have to trace the root n links of the Tui Vakano.......the journey start in Fiji....and bear in mind....theres a title of TUI VAKANO in Fiji too....today....and a village call VAKANO too....

so no wonder...we Fijians adpot this song and make it known world wide...cause of the links we have to the TUI VAKANO...frm the beginning....

history tells us..back in the days the TUI TONGA would go to Fiji and get fijian ladies and men to sing for him...

[sthcrox]

i've always known it to be a Tongan melody, originally. But, hey, i just cannot see any reason whatsoever to fight over it!

[THEEBESTEVr]

maLIE

[skugga100]

@raian008: cuzz you wanna keep your racist shit to yourself ?

[raian008]

This is Shit!!! ijian version is muh better!!! Shit Tongans!!!

[41DJVILLAIN09]

allblacks03 galu o iko ulukau sere qo tekivu mai tonga

this is way better den our shit fijian version

[milolua]

I grew up in Tonga and we've always known this song to be a Tongan original. We were aware of the Fijian version but

this is the original allright! It does not matter if Fiji adopted the song. They can sing Isalei for all those tourisits and for the angels to hear them from up above. The fact still remains....This song is Tongan, written by a Tongan, sung by a Tongan. Don't argue just listen and enjoy!

[polynesianrootz]

used to sing disd song when i was young.

it is one of my favourite n honestly its originated from da island kingdom 9of tonga.

but itz gud to see fiji adopted da song as their sdo called farewell song. I hav nothing against fiji but dey hav to know da truth anyway. love all my fijian bros n sis.

venaka naka levu

[azlo]

AWREADY!!!

[allblacks03]

this is bullshit! us fijians made this song now you tongans wanna come stealll wahts ours just stick to the bullshit songs you do! FIJI VAKE!!!!

[pheti4]

@allblacks03

listen hea cuhz cuhz..if u didnt knoe, Tongans use to rule over Fiji tricc..hahaha, duh, yall gonna hav some of r sheezy..

but its all gewd tho, bof songs is poppin..juss knoe wea yall got it from..

ONELOVE CUDDY

[Rolish07]

@pheti4 - bruh tonga took over samoa and tried 2 take over Fiji but got kicked out ! all they took over was lau so get it right khuz ! Dont front like you know our shit !

[pheti4]

@Rolish07 so ur sayin we still hav influence in Fiji right..?okay maybe we dint take over all of Fiji, only half of Fiji is poly, but we were the ones who came up with the original version of this song, nd Fiji caught in to it bc we was in they space..so yea thank u.. :-) peace be tha journey bro..

[waterszappa]

@allblacks03 go VAKE back to africa

[sokaleti39]

malo malie tonga i can feel dat dis is a tongan song...u can hear it it just feels like one the melody n the beautifulness of the song MATE MA'A TONGA!!!

[maloni]

thank you for sharing that with us, that was very educational. l love hearing the story behind every song!!

[marcellin20a]

I don't get why everyone is bitching about on this song....you have to remember that ALL islands in the south pacific had an EXCHANGE of cultures through interactions and trading rather than this island is stealing from that island which sounds childish and uneducated if you think about it.Fiji has some Tongan influences vice versa and Tongans have some Samoan influences. Almost every country that exist today has cultural similarities to another country through a shared history of interactions.

[usmc18D]

That is very correct! I dont think too many of our peoples know this. To a certain extent we are all the same people (fiji-tonga-samoa) descended from a common ancestor

[killahoe62]

dang solebitch u ain't gotta hate. bet u if this was a hamo song u would b crying bout how ur uncle wrote the song. i c u pullin up facts u got off the net. read some books and u will really learn the truth kefe. the net don't give u all the facts. one luv to my tongan/hamo/fijian fam.

[lordfizi]

Bula WainibukaKido

It`s good to see that you`ve finally discovered the origin of your beloved and probably Fijian most famous tune.

It`s a pity that your fellow country folks are not well informed as you are now.

This song is very much alive at faikava(yagona) circles as well as scores of "aspired musicians" who get away with later versions of it without paying any royalties, just like what you guys!

But I can see it`s signifigance to you considering the moving occassion it`s meant for.

[WainibukaKido]

Malo Bula LordFizi

Indeed it is a pity that the rest of Fiji is limited on this knowledge of the origins of the tune! My point is, I pity those Tongans, unlike you, believe that the tune is from Fiji and would thus really benefit from your very touching reply to my comment!

[Meilakepa]

Most Tongans know this song is Tongan. The late Ve'ehala was a renowned composer. I'm sure if you asked, we Tongans would tell you that we are proud that you use the melody for a classic Fijian song.

[aisokulaguy]

how interesting this is just more evidence to show the very close links between tonga and fiji not only did we trade canoes,kuta,clubs,feathers for mats but music to

tonga our closest neighbours and dear friends vinaka vaka levu for isa lei

[Meilakepa]

This audio is from a National Geographic record to memorialize the coronation of King Tupou IV in 1966. The record has one of the remaining recordings of Queen salote's voice. That is the late Ve'ehala who speaks in this excerpt.

Sweet Lily, Violet and white Rose.

[siulung808]

same melody was adopted in Samoa during the 1920's; as in Fiji, also became a farewell song in Samoa, called "Mo'omo'oga" after Eseta Lameta Palamo of Vaimoso wrote lyrics to the melody on the occasion of her daughter Anapoogi

[34kefu]

@Meilakepa : I agree with you on that, I still have the record from my late father & I can tell you guys that my Father Lavaka Mo'fotofili Kefu is one of the members that went with them to Fiji & played & sung this song for them.

[Kuinivia12]

Great to hear the Late Ve'ehala's voice. Also love to hear him speak fijian.

Malo

[WainibukaKido]

thank you for straightening this point out, it now makes sense! It however strengthens the ties Fiji has with Tonga, it is a pity though that Tongans do not keep this song alive for all to know that it is the original song of the tune.

SA MALO

[Meilakepa]

This song is still beloved among the Tongans and sung in the faikavas.

[chicotata]

wainibukakido... About in 05' i herd isa lei on a movie "open water" (i think is wat its called) and i was shocked cus i thought it was the tongan version cus thats all i know. plus the sound wasnt that good so i can jus make out the melody. i rented it again to confirm it by w/the credits it said "ISA LEI" by fiji kids choir... so u like myself new that our own is the ORIGINAL cus thats all we no. i read on youtube that "isa lei" is the original n believed it. but it is good 2 no HISTORY!!!

[WainibukaKido]

vinaka vakalevu chicotata!

[KAILEPANONI]

sechi kon...lol..

[cowboysucc]

I KNEW IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!