Te Ai'a O Tahiti
by Mahealani Uchiyama

Ua mihi nei au ia 'oe
Te ai'a o Tahiti e
Na roto i to'u mau pehe
E reo na te here

Moemoea hia vau ia 'oe
Te fenua maita'i e
Tei atea i Tahiti e
E noho nei i Kaleponia
'Aue ra e ta'u tino
Te aroha rahirahi e


I miss you
Land of Tahiti
Within my songs
Is a voice of love

I dream of you
This good land
Wanting to be in Tahiti
(but) Dwelling here in California
Oh, my body
Aches with a great pain