Ula (dance) - Lyrics

Lyrics

The oldest parts seem to be from Sāmoan origin:

ʻOiau, siʻa langi ula; ʻi ʻiē fai mai siʻa tauʻolunga. ʻio! Tulopa he ʻiau moe; ʻio ē! vasaleva ʻiau moe; ʻio! Sina vai tava ʻā ē he ʻiē, ʻā ē. Sina vai tafe loʻu lonā. ʻio, ʻio, he loʻu lonā. Tunotuna ʻoe Ale-le-sā, manuia ʻoe saualuma. Laulau tuʻi Vaea ē, Vaea lau mānaʻia.

These parts are from the beginning of the 20th century:

Tonga, Tonga ē, tulituli faiva, he tuli faiva ē peʻi kau muʻa peʻi kau mai ke tau kalofi kuo tau e langi tulituli faiva, he tuli faiva ē. Tonga, Tonga ē, tulituli faiva, he tuli faiva ē ko e faiva ni ko hoto kakala ʻo lau taʻanga pea fola haka tulituli faiva, he tuli faiva ē. Tonga, Tonga ē, tulituli faiva, he tuli faiva ē kuo ke meaʻi siʻoto founga fiemālie tuku ke u ula tulituli faiva, he tuli faiva ē.

And then there are still more variants.