Ko e fasi 'o e tu'i 'o e 'Otu Tonga


"Ko e fasi o e tui o e Otu Tonga" is the national anthem of Tonga. The title literally means "song of the king of the Tonga Islands" in the Tongan language but is in daily life better known as fasi fakafonua, which translates to "national song". The lyrics of the anthem were written by Prince Uelingatoni Ngū Tupoumalohi, with the music by Karl Gustavus Schmitt. It was first used in 1874.

Tongan lyrics (modern spelling)


E otua māfimafi
Ko homau eiki koe
Ko koe ko e falalaanga
Mo e 'ofa ki Tonga;
Afio hifo emau lotu
A ia oku mau faí ni
Mo ke tali homau loto
O malui a Tupou.
Literal translation
Oh, almighty God!
You are our Lord,
It is You, the pillar
And the love to Tonga.
Look down on our prayer
That is what we do now
And may You answer our wish
To protect Tupou.
Poetic translation
Oh almighty God above
Thou art our lord and sure defense
As your people, we trust thee
And our Tonga thou dost love
Hear our prayer for thou unseen
We know that thou hath blessed our land
Grant our earnest supplication
God save Tupou, our king.

Music notation

The music in Western and the tuungafasi or Tongan music notation: