Ia Fenua ā te Vaʻa
Faafaite honors Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia with the song Malama Honua – Respect the Earth. In turn, we extend our sincerest mahalo and maururu to our ʻohana throughout French Polynesia.
Lyrics by Heifara Doudoute
Malama Honua
Ia ora, Maeva, Manava
E na rua vaʻa no Vaihi
Hikianalia te teina
Tiʻai(i) te matahiapo
Hokuleʻa te vaʻa tumu
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A fano, a fano ra
Na vaʻa arere e
Ia marama te nunaa
(ia) malama te honua
Ia vaʻa ā te fenua
Ia marama te nunaa
(ia) malama te honua
Ia fenua ā te vaʻa
Hokulea te matamehaʻi
Teie (e) tere nei e nati
E nanati i te mau nunaa
E tere ia hoé (a) ratou
To te Moana nui a hiva
Na to matou nei varua
E apitipiti ia orua
I roto (i) to orua tere
Na te Moana nui a hiva
Matou to te vaʻa fenua
Respect the Earth
Greetings and welcome
To the two vaʻa from Hawaiʻi
Hikianalia the younger one
Protector of the eldest
Hokuleʻa the foundation
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Sail, sail
The vaʻa messengers
So that the people can be enlightened
So that the earth can be respected
So the vaʻa becomes the earth again
So that the people can be enlightened
So that the earth can be protected
So that the earth becomes the vaʻa
Hokuleʻa the first
Sails to link
To unite the people
So that they become one again
With those of the great ocean
Our souls will journey with you
Both of you
On your voyage
In the great ocean
We from vaʻa earth
Respectons La Terre
Salut et bienvenueAux deux vaa de Vaihi
Hikianalia la plus jeune
Gardienne de l’aînée
Hokule’a la fondement
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Voguez, voguez
Les vaa messageres pour
Que le peuple soit éclairé
Que la terre soit respectée
Que la va’a redevienne terre
Que le peuple soit éclairé
Que la terre soit protégée
QUe la terre redevienne va’a
Hokule’a la premiere
Qui navigue pour relier,
Pour lier les peuples
Pour que redeviennent un
Ceux du grand océan
Nos âmes vous accompagneront
Toutes les deux
Dans votre périple
Dans le grand océan
Nous ceux du va’a terre
