“Aumiti”, a Marquesan version of the song “Travelin’ Soldier” by The Chick. It was performed by the delegation of Tahuata at the Matavaa Festival in 2019, in Ua Pou, an island from the Marquesas Archipelago.
Sabine Aniamioi
Songwriter
Vainaatua Aniamioi
(Travelin’ soldier by The Chicks)
Music readapted
Delegation of Tahuata
Singer
December 2019
Release Date
Marquesan Lyrics – Aumiti
Verse 1 (x2)
Uhi tia au nei
Uhi tia au nei me te ue
Tu’u mai te mo’u
Tu’u mai te ‘i’i
Mave mai io’u nei te Fatu
Verse 2 (x2)
Nui oko to’u pure Aumiti
To’o nei te mate to’u tuehine
U mehea to’u menava
U mehea au nei
Mave mai io’u nei te Fatu
To’u Fatu Etua a toko mai
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus (x2)
Aue te memae to’u houpo
Tiputa ‘e’e tia to’u nei houpo
Nui oko to’u Vaimata tei tahe
Pehea au nei
Ua vai mai ‘oe ia’u nei
Ua na’o ‘oe
Ua he’e ‘oe
U memao ‘oe
A hua mai
A hua mai
Chorus
A hua mai (x2)
The Delegation of Tahuata
From the Marquesas Islands, the Delegation of Tahuata last performed at the Matavaa Festival in 2023. Click to watch an extract of their beautiful bird dance.
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