Lyrics - Fijian

(Origin disputed: Folk song from Fiji or
composed by Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba, 1916)

Isa isa vulagi lasa dina
Nomu lako au na rarawa kina
Cava beka ko a mai cakava,
Nomu lako au na sega ni lasa.

Refrain
Isa lei, na noqu rarawa,
Ni ko sana vodo e na mataka
Bau nanuma, na nodatou lasa,
Mai Suva nanuma tiko ga.

Vanua rogo na nomuni vanua,
Kena ca ni levu tu na ua,
Lomaqu voli me’u bau butuka
Tovolea ke balavu na bula. Refrain

English Translation - Isa Lei (name)

Isa, Isa you are my only treasure,
Must you leave me, so lonely and forsaken?
As the roses will miss the sun at dawning,
Every moment my heart for you is yearning.

Refrain
Isa Lei, the purple shadow falling,
Sad the morrow will dawn upon my sorrow,
Oh, forget not, when you’re far away,
Precious moments beside dear Suva Bay.

Isa, Isa, my heart was filled with pleasure,
From the moment I heard your tender greeting;
Amid the sunshine, we spent the hours together,
Now so swiftly those happy hours are fleeting. Refrain
(source)

See also

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  • Song with chords (PDF)
  • MIDI file
  • Listen to the song

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