Shepherds Reign - Samoa Mo Samoa (Samoa for Samoa)

 Shepherds Reign - SAMOA MO SAMOA (SAMOA FOR SAMOA)

A tatou mafaufau i tala fa'asolopito o Samoa, e iai nai tala faanoanoa. Tala o puapuaga ma faigata. Sau ia!
(If we think back on the history of Samoa, there are many stories of sadness. Stories of pain and hardship. Lets go!)

VERSE 1

Tala o tagata fia iloa ma mea ofoofogia na latou faia.
(A story of people with greed and the horrific things they caused.) 
Le tiga ma faigata na o'o ai le atunu'u o Samoa.
(The pain and agony that Samoa experienced.)
A o le mana ma le alofa, (x3)
(But with the courage and love for their country,) x3
E le mafai ai ona faia'ina.
(they are unconquerable.)
O nu'u tetele na omai e tau. Tau ma tama, fafine ma nai fanau.
(The worlds strongest countries came to battle and conquer the men, women and children.)
O pomu tetele ma pulufana na feoti ai le tele o Samoa.
(Huge bombs and bullets killed countless Samoans.
A o le mana ma le alofa, (x3)
(But with the courage and love for their country,) x3
E le mafai ai ona faia'ina.
(they are unconquerable.)

CHORUS

Sau! E tau! Le fia ma fia selau
(Come and fight! The many hundreds)
Sau! E tau! Olaga ma'imau
(Come and fight! Of wasted lives)
Sau! E tau! Fafine ma nai fanau
(Come and fight! The women and children)
Sau! E tau! Le toto ua masa'a
(Come and fight! Their blood spilt)
Sau! E tau! le fia ma fia selau
(Come and fight! The many hundreds)
Sau! E tau! Olaga ma'imau
(Come and fight! Of wasted lives)
Sau! E tau! Fafine ma nai fanau
(Come and fight! The women and children)
Sau! E tau! Samoa mo Samoa!
(Come and fight! Samoa for Samoa!)

VERSE 2

Aiga ma nu'u ua vaevaeina ona o nei tagata ese.
(Families and villagers turn against each other due to these foreign countries.)
O malumalu ma fale ua tanumia e le afi.
(Churches and houses engulfed by flames.)
Leai se auala e puipui ai latou mai au'upega faigata o le fili.
(No way to defend themselves from these foreign weapons.)
O le loto o le Samoa e le solomuli.
(The heart of a Samoan never backs down.)

CHORUS

Sau! E tau! Le fia ma fia selau
(Come and fight! The many hundreds)
Sau! E tau! Olaga ma'imau
(Come and fight! Of wasted lives)
Sau! E tau! Fafine ma nai fanau
(Come and fight! The women and children)
Sau! E tau! Le toto ua masa'a
(Come and fight! Their blood spilt)
Sau! E tau! le fia ma fia selau
(Come and fight! The many hundreds)
Sau! E tau! Olaga ma'imau
(Come and fight! Of wasted lives)
Sau! E tau! Fafine ma nai fanau
(Come and fight! The women and children)
Sau! E tau! Samoa mo Samoa!
(Come and fight! Samoa for Samoa!)

Samoa mo Samoa! (x3)
(Samoa for Samoa!) x3

VERSE 3

Ua fa'ato'ilaloina ae e te le fiu.
(You foreigners were defeated but you wouldn't give in.)
Le tou fiapule i le matou atunu'u.
(Your determination to rule our country.)
Le po uliuli na fafau ai tonu e fetaua'i po'o ai e pule.
(The blackened night all 3 foreign countries assembled to create a new plan to see who would rule us.)
Ua potopoto aiga ma nu'u i le le mautonu ae e loto tetele
(Our families and villagers gathered together confused but fearless)
Ua va'ai, va'ai atu i tai ua atagia le masina i le malu o le sami.
(as we gaze cautiously out into the ocean, the moon reflects off the calm sway of the sea.)

Ona o le alofa o le tatou matai i le lagi, ua agi malosi lea o le matagi, ma ua tafefea va'a i le sou o le sami
(Because of the love of our Messiah in Heaven, the calm seas tranformed to a raging storm. The foreigners battleships were detroyed at sea.)

VERSE 4

Ua fa'atumulia le faga i va'atau tetele.
(The harbour was filled with big battleships.)
O latou taupulega o le a taunu'u.
(Their conquering about to commence.)
Ae o le fa'atuatua o le tatou talita,
(But with our faith in our shield)
e pei ona fa'aalia i le afa. Sou! Sou!
(The storm revealed its power. Rage! Rage!