Shepherds Reign – Nafanua Lyrics

Aue!

VERSE 1
Nafanua le toa tama’ita’i. Nafanua le toa Samoa.
(Nafanua the female warrior. Nafanua the warrior of Samoa.)
Le tala anamua i le tagata ta’uta’ua.
(A story from ancient times of an eminent individual.)
Ua tusia lona igoa i talatu’u o Samoa.
(Who’s name is legendary in the history of Samoa.)
Na fanau mai ae le amanaia.
(A legend born but was undesired by many.)
Tulafoa’i e lona tina ‘ae apoapo e lona tama,
(Deprived by her mother but cherished by her father,)
Saveasi’uleo le tupu o Pulotu, ma fa’aigoa ia Nafanua.
(Saveasi’uleo the God of the underworld and named her Nafanua.)

CHORUS
Nafanua lou nuu ua pologa. Tu’u mai lau la’au.
(Nafanua your village is being destroyed. Bring forth your weapons.)

VERSE 2
A’o ola Nafanua i Pulotu, ua fa’apologaina ona tagata.
(While Nafanua rested in the underworld Pulotu, the people of her village above were being slaughtered.)
Ua femo’ei i le saua o Lilomaiava. Tagi aue. Loto e ua malape.
(They tried to escape the violent wrath of Lilomaiava. Crying in agony of shattered souls.)
Ona fa’atonu e Savea lona alo le atua o taua, e alu e fa’aea le pologa.
(Then the God of the underworld demanded his daughter, the Goddess of war, to return to their village above put an end to the slaughtering.)
Ona fafau ai la’au mata’utia.
(So then her weapons of destruction were created.)
“A pa’ia le pa i Fualaga, sua le tuli aua le ali’i o aiga.”
(“When you reach the borders of Fualaga, cease your battle for you have reached the grounds of your ancestors.”)

BRIDGE
Ta Fesilafa’i. Le la’au agalua.
(Ta Fesilafa’i. The double-sided hook.)
Fa’auliulito.
(Fa’auli’ulito. No mercy.)
Ulimasao. Faaumatia le taua.
(Ulimasao. Ender of wars.)
Fa’amategataua.
(Fa’amategataua. Weapon of Death.)
Fa’asaoina le filemu. Nafanua le tupu toa.
(Bring forth peace. Nafanua the Goddess of war.)

CHORUS
Nafanua lou nuu ua pologa. Tu’u mai lau la’au.
(Nafanua your village is being destroyed. Bring forth your weapons.)