"Isa lei" by "23 on a good night"

[TheIslandFalcon]

Thank you soooo much for that very beautiful rendition of Isa Lei!!! It is indeed a special for Fijians, but it makes it more special and beautiful, when non-Fijians sing it better than us!!! I salute you all, "23 on a good night"!!

Vinaka vakalevu!

[TheIslandFalcon]

I am simply lost for words......how can you sing our farewell song so beautifully, and with such great diction and harmony, that you sound EXACTLY like us Fijians when we sing it!!! Talk about goosebumps, tears, joy, disbelief, and speechlessness all crashing down on you in one blow!!!

[macvatu]

Lovely Fijian Farewell Song favoured for choir or group singing. Incidently American singer Dinah Shore once recorded Isa Lei back in the 50s - the English version of it, I believe.

[rob3722100]

Total either chicken-skin ( Hawaiian for goosebumps), or it makes me cry when I watch it - my absolute favorite bookmark. All of you wondeful people, looking like you either just got off work, or just turned around and came back to sing after work -- you are all totally reassuring when the world seems to be falling apart,, Don't lose it!

[tancafaire]

@rob3722100 I'm glad you like it and that you feel some connection despite the bad sound quality. This was filmed during a multi cultural concert. We usually wear whatever we feel like wearing.

[Summernyts]

Recently added this link to a page I created in Facebook. This amazing rendition needs to be shared as much as possible.

[tancafaire]

@Summernyts Thank you very much on behalf of '23 on a good night". We feel very honoured!

[pridepoly]

OMG you guys did really good!!!

[MrStabler63]

10 STARS for this video.

[mxkxylplk]

Very impressive, well done :)

[Fijiansameer]

BULA VINAKA VAKA LEVU KEMUNI

[Summernyts]

Truly the most amazing and BEST rendition of ISA LEI I have ever heard! Definite goosebumps <3

[kaifisi1]

DAMN! This is very, very good ... for non-Fijians to sing this song so well. You did mix up the second verse but who cares! Lovely, lovely I am Fijian and proud of it ... I love singing the Maori farewell song but didn't know our own farewell song was sang elsewhere ... and I can tell you practised this alot ... well done!

[weldon0m]

beautifull....my mum is fijian and 70 years old and lives in perth australia these days,she sings this song sometimes to us....many memories attached to this song..thanks for all your efforts and for uploading it ....isa

[Johnathonq51]

Fantastic. Thankyou so much for posting. And greetings from Norfolk Island. Happy New Year Everyone.

[ivatora07]

I'm just absolutely gobsmacked.! I think it 's just beautiful that here you are -- a bunch of non-Fijians -- singing a Fijian classic so well and the pronounciation is impeccable! AWESOME, AWESOME STUFF! Vina Du Riki!!

[Julius81]

Malie!

[izzyvulaca]

chi chi! na palagi people! wananavu!

[chimneyrock2010]

Thanks for sharing these beautiful voices with us !

[ivatora07]

Actually you guys sang it the way it was originally sung and it is JUST BEAUTIFUL, YOUR VOICES ARE AWESOME. And I must say it is even way way  better than some of the more contemporary locally grown versions....

WELL DONE!!

[ivatora07]

Actually you guys sang it the way it was originally sung and it is JUST BEAUTIFUL, YOUR VOICES ARE AWESOME.

WELL DONE!!

[SidPickering]

absolutely sensational.. well done

[kaigaloa01]

vinaka sa sere..rogorogo vinaka dina...

[Vulori1945]

I keep coming back to this group, to feel the singing of the real ISA LEI ; it churns my hears and gives me goose bumps because it so close to the choir of yesteryears; in the 50's and its it a multicultural choir!!!! God sure made this a special song for everyone black, while, yellow or green, we are his people no matter what crede..........Thank you Lord for bring us together this way....

[Aoina376]

Wow. Is this like a choir or something? You actually sound like you are Polynesian, because of the way you pronounce the words, and you have great control over the song. Awesome.

[WHITEVILLE007]

mahn this is awesome..i really really missing home..thanx for this songs...hey u sing much better than some of us..respect to u ppl...really proud of u mahn...its fantastic especially far from home..isa thanx so much!!!!

[whistlingduck]

....... LOST FOR WORDS ..... TOTALLY SHOCKED... m fijian nd m very proud of you guys singing a fijian isa lei song... WOW.. best ive evr heard soo far!!

[dovecai]

Fully RESPECT!

[Alfnzo]

Good show!!!! I all way in Tears when I hear This song

[kaimara26076]

I must admit that was beutifuly delivered in every way. This is not an easy song to sing in a choir because the alto!s,sprano!s,teners and bass has to be well balanced and blend. Listening to these voices rising and slowly fading away in the chorus part really hit home the presentation of this wonderfull song. As a Fijian, I am proud of all you who partake in putting this song together . I am truely blessed and thank you very very much. God bless.

[claudegreengrass1]

What a truly amazing performance. Beautiful!

[vukawa]

Vinnaaaaaaakaaaaaaaaa vaka levu sara, What an incredible rendition of the Fijian farewell song. So authentic. First class pronounciation too!! Wow!!

[Vulori1945]

Whow!!!this sound is so close to the original sung in the 1950's by the Centenary Church Choir....FANTASTIC....leave us Fijians so pround of you.....thank you thank you and God Bless you for such a beautiful rendition of ISA LEI

[COOLJOEFIJI]

u rock people......

vinaka vakalevu ....now im homesick x

miss mum n dad. get me outta hia

[kilajovilisi]

wow incredible...Vinaka vakalevu for the wonderful singing Cheers

[usabitsunami09]

Isa Bula vinaka .. oh my word..!! i LOVE it..awesom stuff..hardout..u guys sing it way better then we do..we jz sang this song on Saturday nigt for our final yr graduates & twasnt as good as this..honestly i only know the 1st verse .. u guys give me the goosebumps..sa malo eh!! vinaka vakalevu..wananavu..iam a fijian & iam so proud of this video..trust me Samoa loves this song too..!!

[tancafaire]

thank you so much for the lovely touching comments!

[stdamuni]

@usabitsunami09

Only few groups cud sing the song this well, vinaka guys!

[685jclover]

@usabitsunami09 Yep tru dat true...Im Samoan and Im loving it lol...Iv watched this clip ova and ova again..I neva get tired of watching it...Malo fogafoga..

Much alofas

[MACISHEL]

@usabitsunami09 all the best to you and your beautiful country. Please keep up this tradition. We have been to Wananavu Beach Reasort at Rakiraki on Vitilevu and they had been singing this song everyday for some people who were leaving. Vinaka vakalevu!

[lofinau]

WOWW....YOU GUYS DID A GOOD JOB.....thanks..and BIG BULA VINAKA!!

[Iamactuallygod]

Wonderfull...Bula

[akisirm]

u guys sound like fijians for real ! ...nice wok !!!!

[aufdieinsel]

Bulaaaaaa

[degage1181]

awsmoe job guys u guys sound like real fijians.u guys should be proud.much love...

[johnmasina]

just goes to show not only the poly's have it.

[noqutube]

ciri loloma

[hazzur777]

love it. AMAZING! goosebumps! :D

[z3277465]

Kudos to you all. Just curious on why you chose this song? Excellent choice nevertheless.

[porgiemiller]

well done

[kefkomz]

bloody beautiful mate

[nativenesian]

You guys rock!!! (ok, so I'm like, crying right now...)

Fantastic job!!! =D

[Brownsuka1]

Beautiful song!

'Ofa atu

[hotchilliebabii]

well done guys

[dixiebond]

that was beautiful...makes me think of Fiji :)

[yacascott]

You guys are great. You really sung it out well. I would only say nothing else but WELL DONE.

[tancafaire]

Thank you very much for for your compliments and thank you very much to everybody who has written positive comments. About 8 people from our group have been to Fiji and they loved it.

[dashafijiana]

lol @ langlautuyu...wats up wit da hatin....yoll always gotta hate...polys always gotta hate on each other,dont hate appreciate...aint no one island better then the other we are great together.....

watever the history you gotta agree they sound gud...

[natewanative]

nicely done guys....... fantastic!!... but.... but you mixed the 2nd and 3rd verses together..... takes a wee bit meaning of the song away...... overall, sounds fantastic...........

[tancafaire]

Maybe you can post me the correct words? We've only been game to learn two verses, sorry if we mixed part of a third one in. Thanks

[natewanative]

@tancafaire (2nd verse)

Vanua rogo na nomuni vanua

Kena ca ni levu tu na ua

Lomaqu voli meu bau butuka

Tovolea ke balavu na bula (3rd verse)

Domoni dina na nomu yanuyanu

Kena kau wale na salusalu

Mocelolo, bua na kukuwalu

Lagakali, maba na rosi damu

**sorry for the very very late reply and I guess you already got the words

[hazzur777]

well dun!! makes me cry wen i hea this...tbh the nativ ppl shud be singin it instead

[everata]

well done guys..I'm fijian & I thot that was perfect....And I definitely agree with tokman0001

[langlautuyu]

History check: The original melody of this song is from Tonga called "si'i lile viola lose hina". Now Fijian use it as a farewell song. Beautiful song.

[rakatia285]

Lol they sound like Fijians to me...I'm not Fijian so i don't know what Fijians might think of this..

[tokman0001]

Fijians that have migrated should watch this clip....and remember how precious our language is....good job

[Taufalele2008]

Malieeeeeeeeeeee I love how you sing the song, you awsome.

[lemekid]

This is the way this song was supposed to be sung. As a Fijian, I'm very proud to hear this group singing it correctly and probably the best on youtube so far. Well done. Thank you very much.

[tinaijiale]

I listen to this song every night before I go to bed and pretend I am back home in Tailevu with my family. Love Buna.

[jahtainian]

WEI LEEII!!!!! tamo la can den namo pisoco lam tano kay yo!!!

[tinaijiale]

Good Job!!

Wai lei...!!

[birdstuckinchimney]

Sweeet who said whity couldn't sing. The bass' rock.

[benjet90]

Shiver me timberz couz???

[Natsky89]

Vinaka Vakalevu, great rendition!

[chillichunks]

Great Job,,, I am lost with words

[vuli1]

Maile! Bravo! Chicken Skin!Speechless!

[MaiSala]

Chicken Skin?! O.o

[tarolegs]

Maile means dog lmfao, do you mean malie?

[samsonbai]

Excellent singing guys.Your voices blend in perfectly with one another (sprano's alto's tener's and bass) Great job from all of you. If you like some more Fijian song to learn let me know. Vinaka.

[mutwenpal08]

PERFECT!!!

[porgiemiller]

Brilliant! what else can I say! White people singing our Fijian farewell song.

[kusitino]

this is awesome......

[vahaidavid]

WANANAVU DUDE...lol.

FOR FIJI...EVER FIJI.........:)

these peepz did a great job

[stingabe]

this song makes me homesick for Fiji and I not even Fijian. Go figure! Awesome, thanx!

[seimaile]

hehe..can someone call the Chappelle show? rolf...toatu da palangis..hehe

[Savaiianz]

Beautiful singing and even more amazing by non-Fijians!!...in one word, "awesome"

[Rawaqaboy]

VINAKA VAKALEVU!!!....that was awesome...the best!!!

[WHYAREYOUHATING]

BEAUTIFUL!!

[kaiviti2]

Wow....you just made my Friday, you guys sound awesome!! Bring tears to my eyes..Vinaka vakalevu:)

[22871987]

Totoka dina. Vinaka vakalevu na sere...aye !

Sa qai rogo vinaka na domomu dou na kai palagi, dou sa mai langata tu na sere ni moce vakadua....lol

[sirfabulas]

The last of the white fijians lol

Sensational effort from u guys

[ukeuncle]

So beautiful, thank you. Ias, Isa vulagi lasa dina, nomu lako au na rarawa kina, cava beka ko a mai cakava, nomu lako au na sega ni lasa..nomu lako au na sega ni lasa.

[KoiNadi]

AWESOME!!!!!

[Raralevu]

sounds really good, very amazing work and sung so beautifully awsome work done

[joeykorrie]

WOW.... u guys were really amazing....I was suprise n speeachless.....Well u sound alot better then most Fijians....u guys rock n what a fantastic job!!!!Vina du riki....

[vukstar18]

Many thanks for the memories.

Cracking Voices.

Vina Du riki.

[chantellkingsouth]

OHHHHH..sweet....amazing u sing it beta than sum fijians abroad hu cant speak fijian well,..i love mah fiji....

[lolomalewa7]

You all sang so well! It made me miss Fiji! Isa! Vinaka! Moce MMada!

[molayknight]

Islanda styler

[KostiKorff]

Thank you for posting this video. I must say , you sound a lot better then most Fijians. Vinaka Vakalevu.

[lifime]

Damn! thats the sound u hear back in the islands.Its funny watching white ppl sing this coz its exactly how islanders sing.

[SEOOOPHA]

malie!

[samoanek]

beautiful love song from suva fiji

[stingabe]

I'm in tears as well; I'm miss Fiji and I've yet to visit there. Thank you so very much!

[wildgeese2]

WOW... BULA from Fiji. All I can say is absolutely wonderful, truly amazing... You guys sang it wonderfully.

[itchycici]

nice wow it got tears 2 eyes am in uk and miss home.....

[sharabi63]

Isaaa ...you guys really sang it well. I just cannot believe it..sounds like the real fijian people singing. Talking about harmony and you guys really hit it. WELL DONE!

[ozziegunda]

2 words ...absolutely brilliant.

I was trying to detect lip sync...ah failed .

you did sing it...

more please...

[t33izzle84]

damb white ppl

[akz2204]

Awesome *****

Where is the group from ??

[tancafaire]

The choir is from Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. Glad you like it.

[ilexvunibola]

awesome...I wil show this video to my wife n my in laws...they from the states where I now live... wil blow their minds away ...also sum fijian over here cant even speak fijian.

Vinaka na sere!

[hicksNOWsimon]

OMG!OMG!wowzez.....thnx for sharin....u all sang it well.....d pronounciation is probably way better than some fijians i know.....really enjoyed listenin to this......much lolomas to u all....moni kalougata tiko.....moce

[3321512]

moce jo!!!!!!!

[USPMONTANA]

cool! bula vinaka and kalougata to you all!

[Briea22]

Bravo....!!! Bravo....!!!Beautifully well sung...Sounds like typical Fijians...You all sounds grrrrrrrr8.!!!

[clevelandmack]

yeah thanks for making me feel home sick.

i couldnt tell that it was done by outsiders.

[Sophyana]

m so cryin now..i miss home..so very much..thanks to u guys...lol..lol..no,it's not ur fault..ur voices are so touching..i luv all of u..

God bless all of u..!!

[outbackislanders]

Today feeling home sick went on youtube and looked up Fiji and started browsing listening to songs from home and finally came across you guys. I must say ...WOW.... the harmony you all sang in that "iconic" song just blew me away. Beautiful voices - you guys sure brought alot of memories of home and alot of tears too. The words of that song just makes you wanna catch the first flight home. Thank you for sharing your talents.

[mattwq]

thank you nice voices and nice singing...its just amazing seeing you guys sing that song..thank u...yes we love u guys coming to fiji..and it is always hurtful wen u have to leave as the lyrics of the song do say.

[laisiasaqimanavanua]

Good singing!!

[jpell2000]

wow,wananavu,you guys are great,way to go,you have really touched me with your beautiful voices..

vinaka vakalevu na Sere.

God bless you all.Moce

[kayemen]

beautiful singing ! im blown away by the harmony, balance & esp the pronounciation of the fijian words ! comin from a fijian, this is the best Isa Lei ive ever heard !

Thank you !

[ohnicer]

great

[KostiKorff]

Wonderful Job... You sing alot better than most Fijians...

[mbariver]

well done, better than my mob can do!

[tancafaire]

we really need you with the sopranos Krys but we muddled our way through. I'd love to put one of your solos on youtube another time

[MaiSala]

Don't they sound wonderful? hehe. Pity I was in Brisbane for this concert, otherwise I'd be on camera too... they still sound awesome though :o)