Te Vaka - "Papa E"

[neshanr]

see this is why I love all pollies!..n i'm a afrocentric mama

[beksta11]

isnt it funny how in tokelaun culture u cant actually wear the clothes those girls are in the film clip!! LOL

[xoxochocolatemuffin]

just lie down on the sand with the sun shining at the beach listening!!! mean combo <3 <3 proud tokelauan right here!! <3

[lasvegashula]

Love Te Vaka!!



[gabiggg888]

simplicity at it's best . .. . wether you want to admit it or not . . . this depicts everything we have & should be . .. they have understood that nothing more is needed & have chosen not to complicate themselves . . . we say not so , yet we long to connect as if we're incomplete.

[vroga007]

I LOVE TE VAKA!!! Best Pacific Band..Love all their songs <3 <3

[mzpiink4superman]

peace bro use are all accepted aroah 

[EllanaWasHere]

love love love this song! :)

[TheTarisi]

Just awesome, as they say in Fiji, TOTOKA....just amazing sounds!!!!

[BENNETTIDA]

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 / I te nuku o papa e Oku mokomokoga ke toe fanatu I mea na e masani ai Ko kata lava e mua mai Te kata o papa e Aue i te nuku o papa e

[TahitiWestCoast]

Iaorana from TAHITI! Good music!

[Beastly783]

TE VAKA THE BEST

[daymondcharlene]

Malo le Pese...:)

[SunshineHunnay]

@TheMusicfweakakasida it's

[jmc33able]

Such a good vibe =)  very nice!

[NIUEVA]

Mém si c difficil pour dakérir un bon anglé mé on voi bien à kél point c joli le morceau é sa se voi bien ke c triste

[VACKEY92]

3 haters:D

Tokelau foa life:D

[TheMusicfweakakasida]

Wat Language Are They Singing In ? :) Luv Te Vaka ! <3

[VACKEY92]

@TheMusicfweakakasida Tokelauan

[TheMusicfweakakasida]

@VACKEY92 Oh Ok Thanks ! :)

[VACKEY92]

@TheMusicfweakakasida ur welcome 

[DanWayne2010]

May the Heavens bless all the ISLANDS as we enter into the time of change. I pray for all those who are suffering with out food, drink, clothings, and someone to love. May God comfort you all in your darkness and may all embrace the light. Doosan.

[MegaSassed]

Osum!!

[reereesan]

he's handsome ;)

[VACKEY92]

@NirinaGasikara Te Vaka is a Tokelau model consisting of 6 core concepts which are considered key aspects of health for Tokelau people.

[Vpaeboy]

VERY NICE

[ATYAPGIRL]

KifF' sL Là..

Pitinn tROw de SVNR.. ! =) ♥

[jolea264]

@NirinaGasikara - the canoe, i think ( please correct me if that's wrong, thank you)

[thegreatimpostor]

very excited to see this band play live this summer;))

[CosmicBeauty21]

this is beautiful!

[TheFOXWELL]

I'm cOme frOm Wallis Island and this sOng make me remember the tiime when I was there !! lOve thiis sOng !! te kii hiva aeni e faka manatuii kii taku alu i Uvea !! Ofa ki taku fenua !! <3<3<3

[itsmonti1]

I was born and raised on an island. I am proud to be an islander. I love this song. I love the Ocean.

[gtokotuu]

it's my favourite song!!!! love te vaka!!

[luigii92]

FAKAOFO ALDAYYYYYY!!!!! represente

[luigii92]

amiokino lava!! ths song takez me bk2 tokelau wen we use2 kik bk nd swim in tha seaz ov tokelau nd blast ths2 tha open skyz nd let tha lord knw hw greatfull ii am2 kum frm a beautifull island!! pehe mai tokelau!! si si si!! chahoooooooo

[vizuall9]

I could spend a long time listening to just these two cuts from Te Vaka.; Pate Pate and Papa E.

Musical artistry doesn't get any better than this!

[vizuall9]

As beautiful as Pate Pate, on the quiet side.

[IZLANDGIRLZ123123]

dalm cnt any of u ppl be tongan or somting instead of palangi!!!!!! dalm anywayz dis song reminds me of my home island i lovz tonga!!!

[RogerCrazyGraphics]

Song for life!

[NgatiRongomaiwahine]

lelei :)

[Moviebro]

I'm a white boy from the mainland that loves Island Culture and the Aloha spirit of the Islands. The past and present history of native people in general upsets me. Heck, sometimes I wish I were a Pacific Islander. Such a beautiful culture: food, music, nature worshiping religion, art and about respect above all things. Te Vaka is the best music I have come across. Love that it's a full band and they mix contemporary music with traditional.

[TheCelticmaori]

@Moviebro looks like we're gonna have to find u an island girl then bro!!! and u better get into rugby

[itsmonti1]

The name of this song is Papa E by Te Vaka from the album "Original, contemporary Pacific Music Te Vaka.

Youtube Te Vaka and you'll see all of their video songs. Pretty cool!!!

[solsloko]

What is the name of this music, please /watch?v=zEdgn9wN4Cw

[itsmonti1]

They didn't know that the islanders and the native americans immunity were not prepared for these foreign viruses and bacterias so unfortunetaly they died. Medicine knowledge were crued and very limited.

[astrochicken]

Sorry, but that's just wishful thinking and and outright lie.

The white man intentionally gave them blankets laced with smallpox.

Google "Jeffrey Amherst"

Genocide and Bio-terrorism in the 18th century and nothing's changed.

Roll up, come and get your vaccine.

[itsmonti1]

yes, I agree. Blankets were laced with small pocks of those natives that had died of it and the blankets were then taken back and traded again. Man, continues to come up with ways to destroy and hurt. (Terrorisms!; biological warfare, bombs, etc.) There has to be opposition until the end of this world and the beginning of the mellinium.

[itsmonti1]

The world is becoming a melting pot and many different people are sharing our culture and are becoming to accept and love our people. Let them. They are learning our culture and they are loving our people. They want to be part of our family. We accept them with open arms.

We as pollies, we love to hug and we extends our hugs to everyone including you my Brah!! #2

[CrazyNative4]

what is my "brah?" is that like "bro?"

[itsmonti1]

yep! (braddah)

Back in the colonial days when the colonizing countries had the believe or notion of conquering lands westward all the way to the orient, the people at the time believed in colonizing. (Spain, Holland, Portugal, England) all for the gain of spices and goods. Back then the colonizers did not know about the deseases they brought over to the islands and America.

[CrazyNative4]

i'm not racist,

i just wanted to know why there is one white dude

in this native band, i'm not racist,

i do apologize that i gave ya'll that wrong impression?

[itsmonti1]

That is good that you are not a racist. But just to let you know. Don't use "White" when it comes to distinguishing a person. It makes the person sound like a racist. Like if I would say "why is there a black man in my kitchen?" You see that is would be a racist remark because it makes me look like I don't like blacks. When you said "why is there a white dude in the band" it makes you look like you have something against white people. #1

[CrazyNative4]

i can't be a racist, i was adopted by white people! i have white friends! i'm sorry for sending the wrong mesage, how do i describe a white person than?

do i say the hawaiian term: how-lee?

or the n.z. maori term pakeha?

so there is no hope in hell that i have somthing against white people!

so why are some how-lee people

embracing brown mans culture when they came over and colonized it and tried to wipe out the brown pacific islanders

whole civilization with disease and all that?

[animedork101]

There is a belief on the islands that its not the color of your skin, but the Island (saying this generally) Spirit that you live by. I am not saying there is no form of racism, but islanders are definitely welcoming to people who live in the ways of the islands, and live to embrace the culture. In that spirit, anyone is welcome to call themselves an islander, well more complicated than that. (P.S. I Lived and was raised in the Pacific, miles SW of Hawaii, so I can say I know a bit about this).

[Rahelen1]

can someone tell, what kind of language it is? n what mostly of country used this language as their nationality language? please. thanks

[CrazyNative4]

why is there a white dude in this native band?

[itsmonti1]

stop being a racist!!! I creates hate in this little world. It goes against all harmonies.

[itsmonti1]

this comment is for CrazyNative4 who does not understand truly that as a poly we are all family and as to the world we are all brothers and sisters. Racism only creates hate in this little world.

[DylanBijouxSkates]

KIWI AS BRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[malukutiger]

***** stars, BEAUTIFUL !!!

Thanks for sharing. XXX

[sinaz808]

Luv dis song:)

[Moketananda]

Ano ai Me ke Aloha

May the ancestors continue to guide. Keep the music going.

[teancumwarrior]

Malo E Otua for helping me finally find this video clip since 98.

[teancumwarrior]

Thank you He Otua for finally finding this song after 12 blinkin years.

[sarasabado]

what language is this?

[denielle4eva]

Tokelauan !

(: yupp yupppp Fo'sho.

[shadowza]

Fawaka!!

[bhendriks15]

Fawaka a bong? suri?

not same as Tokelauan.

[filiheeofaina]

aaaaiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnaa!!!!!!! ku manatu loa au kio tatou la.Malo te vaka

[esh619]

Cool song

[westpapuanmob]

lovely

[harieta15]

ohhhhhh myyyyyyy goddddddddddddd....

i love this song so much..rofl;)..

it has a fantastic tune to it..:D

[Frostybeard]

Ko au e alofa Te Vaka!

[harieta15]

i love te vaka..

cheers for putting this vid up:-)

[dany11ponce]

Adoro, love this song. Brazil

[lisiatew]

this song gives me the weeps :)

[Bilimen22]

Opetaia's grandfather and my grandmother were brother and sister - sadly gran passed this July (a week before her 98th birthday)...RIP gran. Malo Te Vaka!

[LimbonicFart]

lol at the only white guy

[ALUESE6]

Haloa i Tokelau! Malo ni na tama hanau ate nuku. Ko manatua i Tokelau. My mother is from Fakaofo. Aloha lahi atu, Hina

[StudlyMoore]

I Love This Song....

Thanks for posting it.

[TeoGibson]

stupenda...

[dakulaz]

I was wondering..I don't know what their saying but I love the te vakas..could someone tell me what this song is about...thanks

[samoantoa08]

Its about his dad..thats why he says Papa e...His dad left his island in tokelau for the first time and this song tells how he is sad of leaving such a nice island home

[hoolehuamoon]

Papa e (The Lagoon)

A song for my father -In search of a better way of life, Ope's father left the small island of Fakaofo in Tokelau This song is about the feelings, emotions and sadness he experienced as he watched the coconut palms and shoreline disappear as he sailed away from Tokelau for the first time.

[hoolehuamoon]

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 / I te nuku o papa e Oku mokomokoga ke toe fanatu I mea na e masani ai Ko kata lava e mua mai Te kata o papa e Aue i te nuku o papa e

[tOKEDIs]

Roughly translated Line for line Carry me back to creation of the land I will not forget the land I'm used to Can't forget the land inside of me the spirit of my father the land of my father Chorus oh oh my father/oh father oh oh my father/ in the land of my father My child I will return back to the way things were Your laughter is the first to come The laughter of my father oh in the land of my father

[maxineluva]

teno pai!

[jamelut]

dang...no one can compare to the te vaka..

they're always being original and coming up with the best songs.

[Kekikui]

poly love to all

[ptownGuns]

hi im from jamaica and i love this song...lol jokes im proud to be a full tokelau!!!!

[gtokotuu]

I love this song too!!!

[gtokotuu]

ea koa!!!!!!

[six85ish]

haloa te pehe. its really taking me bac to tok rite now. i miss the sun, miss the humble life, miss the sea breeze nd miss everything about tokelau.

i feel like standing i lalo ohe niu opening my arms to the cool breeze breathing in the fresh palm sea breeze.

lots of love to the tevaka band.

[ponkylittle]

im a samoan. i love this song!!!!! actually i love all of te takas song!

[316YOKWE]

i love this song..!!

[MANH1T]

chur this song is bad i hard be lurven te vaka this is 1 of mah favourites from them and i mean love tamahana.This group is mean as.Much lurve and keep keepn it real guys,keep duin ur guys thing............

[Smurfmania]

Te Vaka!!! I love them!!! I am from New Zealand living in Singapore. Sounds of the pacific.....there's just something so magical about it!! Always makes me feel homesick - never fails to make my eyes teary!! And this is one of my favourite songs. I managed to catch Te Vaka in Singapore - they were here for the WOMAD festival in 2003 I think!! That night, I was full of tears - all those memories!!!

[twotune]

i agree wit dat braddah i stay hawaiian but jus hearin dis i know dat i iss home

anahola away i come

[shervin23]

i am a samoan here in the philippines and listening to the beats of the pasifika- regardless of whether it's hawaiian, maori, fijiian or samoan ALWAYS makes me homesick. there is just something stellar about being from the pacific....

[samoantoa08]

damn...wat u doin there in the phillipines...ur'e like the only samoan i know there...

[justduckykari]

I had the privilige of seeing them perform in the UK in 1997. They are amazing live and this is totally my favorite song.

[HGNS7]

Aue! Aue papa E...

[66sWIFEY4LYPH]

i love this song...is the best...i love all your songs...im number 1 fan!!!!!!!!

[TokelauIslands]

ATAFU!!!

[yoyo5948]

j'adore ce groupe.

c'est trop beau.

je vous conseil aussi un autre groupe si vous ne connaissez pas qui s'appelle Fenua...

[lttp123]

im stationed here at fort benning, ga and this song reminds me so much about back home and the laid back lifestyle. i'll have to visit once i get back from deployment

[vlakien]

where in Benning? main post, sand hill, kelley hill, ranger post? i was in kelley hill, 3 ID.

[PacificBeach619]

Te Vaka is Truth!!

[AdrianDesign]

One of the best songs I've ever heard

[ednaotonare]

Alguém sabe onde posso achar essa música pra baixar???? é claro que sem pagar! Eu utilizou Emule, mas não achei!

Fico grata se receber um toque!!!

[earl96941]

The hukulele and the drums beats...really took me back home for a bit! lov'n it!

[Jilingal]

PROUD PACIFIC ISLANDER!!!

[sunisyde]

hi m8 gta love it ay much love tokelau

[netinhocruz2001]

hi my friends... i´m Brazilian.. i loved this music...

[alishaguevarra]

gives me butterflies in my stomach. their music seems to penetrate my soul whoah!

[danyhaas]

Just love it!

[jimbothefirst]

Love Opetaia's vocals!

[KiliorSelf]

Maururu ia 'oe Parahata no tenei himene, Te mihi nei au i to'u fenua, Iaorana ia outou te nuna'a maohi e...

Tei ni'a vau i te fenua farani, 'aue ho'i e te mihira'a

[PlanetaDeMusicas]

Buen vídeo y buen grupo. Siguen siendo los punteros de Oceanía

[alleycatanthem]

01.18 of this wonderful video... if my wife looks like that in the future, then God would have answered my prayers.

[bladekazist]

lol aye thats my aunty my dad sister tila kalolo lol shot aunty tila it me Livi

[bladekazist]

malo te vaka is tokelauan nd samoans mix oh nd a balangi lol