Melancholy or “Merenoa” expresses the anguish of someone forced to let go of a loved one. Despite the pain and tears, she must move forward, feeling orphaned and deeply wounded. She prays to the heavens for compassion and relief from her suffering, calling out in desperate cries that echo toward the sky, yearning to be heard and longing for the presence of the one who passed.
Valérie Gobrait
Songwriter
Alex Faua
Composer
Vaihiria Mairoto
Tevahine Tefafano
Singer
November 2023
Release Date
Official Tahitian Lyrics – Merenoa
Verse 1
A tu’u ia’u ia haere
E’ita, poihere noa au ia ‘oe
Reva vau e ‘ore roa
E fariu fa’ahou mai
Verse 2
Roimata no’u maha ‘ore
I to ‘oe pohera’ae
‘Otāre iho ra vaue
Aue au to’u varua i te merenoa
Chorus
Mo’e roa ‘oe ia’u
Hiamoe moe noa au ia’oe
I te ru’i e te ao
Merenoa
Tūoro vau i te ra’i aroha mai
Tamaru ri’i noa a’e to’u ‘oto
Puta hoto to’u manava
Mai teata ho’i te ora
Verse 3
E ia tūoro noa teie reo
Pi’i i te ra’i
Fa’aro’o mai
Fa’aro’o mai
Repeat Chorus
Mo’e roa ‘oe ia’u
English Translation
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