sōkē lupe fau fālelé matangi angi pea moé atu ē! langa mai fohé isakē, isakē, isakē, isakē io! Siale-toli-nofo means gardenia-picked-while-sitting-down most likely a contribution from Tafahi, where on the road to the top of the mountain Piu-o-Tafahi there grows a gardenia with its branches so low over the path that you can pick the flowers with no effort. The place is called Pua-toli-nofo (flower picked sitting down). Most of the words of the song are quite unintelligeable in modern Tongan, but some words (seafaring terms, like matangi angi pea moe, the wind blows and then sleeps) and names (like Lavelua and Futuna) can be distinguished which give a clue to its origin. Also the Uvean and Futunan versions are in such old language that it is not clear which language it is. The two pieces above, however, are rather Uvean. Gallery References W. Pond, et al.; Faikava 10, December 1983 E.G. Burrows; Ethnology of Uvea; BPB 1937 Dances of Tonga Group dances