Te Vaka - "Papa E"

[@Moviebro]

I'm a white boy from the mainland that loves Island Culture and the Aloha spirit of the Islands. The past and present history of native people in general upsets me. Heck, sometimes I wish I were a Pacific Islander. Such a beautiful culture: food, music, nature worshiping religion, art and about respect above all things. Te Vaka is the best music I have come across. Love that it's a full band and they mix contemporary music with traditional.

[@ShioBolkeim]

dang...no one can compare to the te vaka.. they're always being original and coming up with the best songs.

[@ShervinBiteng]

i am a samoan here in the philippines and listening to the beats of the pasifika- regardless of whether it's hawaiian, maori, fijiian or samoan ALWAYS makes me homesick. there is just something stellar about being from the pacific....

[@itsmonti1]

I was born and raised on an island. I am proud to be an islander. I love this song. I love the Ocean.

[@justduckykari]

I had the privilige of seeing them perform in the UK in 1997. They are amazing live and this is totally my favorite song.

[@zztoppz9948]

Who tf would DISLIKE this song!!! 😣😣😡😡 I LOVE this song!!! If you didn't like it you could've just change the song FOO!

[@vroga007]

I LOVE TE VAKA!!! Best Pacific Band..Love all their songs

[@LauSaili]

Speaks to all of us from the Pacific, and the sacrifices our parents made to leave paradise

[@earl96941]

The hukulele and the drums beats...really took me back home for a bit! lov'n it!

[@annalizamayer]

I love this tokelau song!

[@Doosan671]

May the Heavens bless all the ISLANDS as we enter into the time of change. I pray for all those who are suffering with out food, drink, clothings, and someone to love. May God comfort you all in your darkness and may all embrace the light. Doosan.

[@JohnnyValentine]

I Love This Song.... Thanks for posting it.

[@raidenjax6223]

very touching song...miss the island life

[@itsmonti1]

We love you too! Glad you like our music.

[@mauorecelina3460]

J'aime beaucoup ce groupe en particulier cette chanson. Je me souviens de l'année où nous avons eu de la chance de les recevoir sur la grande Place To'ata de Papeete, à Tahiti. C'était en Octobre 2005, si mes souvenirs sont bons. Ce fût un véritable triomphe, et le public polynésien n'attendait qu'une chose : se lever et s'approcher d'eux pour danser et chanter. Maururu roa. Te aroha ia rahi.

[@TheFOXWELL]

I'm cOme frOm Wallis Island and this sOng make me remember the tiime when I was there !! lOve thiis sOng !! te kii hiva aeni e faka manatuii kii taku alu i Uvea !! Ofa ki taku fenua !!

[@AdrianDesign]

One of the best songs I've ever heard

[@Intertracer]

Ha I know this song for 5 minutes, listening in a country without the ocean on the opposite side of the globe, and just can't find the right words. Feels like missing a whole lotta years...

[@xoxochocolatemuffin]

just lie down on the sand with the sun shining at the beach listening!!! mean combo

[@itsmonti1]

The world is becoming a melting pot and many different people are sharing our culture and are becoming to accept and love our people. Let them. They are learning our culture and they are loving our people. They want to be part of our family. We accept them with open arms. We as pollies, we love to hug and we extends our hugs to everyone including you my Brah!! #2

[@namata23]

Beautiful sound of Polynesia

[@hoolehuamoon]

Papa e (The Lagoon) A song for my father -In search of a better way of life, Ope's father left the small island of Fakaofo in Tokelau This song is about the feelings, emotions and sadness he experienced as he watched the coconut palms and shoreline disappear as he sailed away from Tokelau for the first time.

[@T_Senju]

hoolehuamoon Papa (Father not lagoon)

[@antrcjrN]

Música de alta qualidade. Só falta visitar o Brasil!

[@samoantoa08]

Its about his dad..thats why he says Papa e...His dad left his island in tokelau for the first time and this song tells how he is sad of leaving such a nice island home

[@gtokotuu]

I love this song too!!!

[@gtokotuu]

it's my favourite song!!!! love te vaka!!

[@yoyo5948]

j'adore ce groupe. c'est trop beau. je vous conseil aussi un autre groupe si vous ne connaissez pas qui s'appelle Fenua...

[@Frostybeard]

Ko au e alofa Te Vaka!

[@dschwenke84]

Love my tokelauan heritage. #Tokelau

[@kensonkagua7723]

Both you and your song are so sweet.

[@danyhaas]

Just love it!

[@annalizamayer]

I te loto papa e!

[@TheTarisi]

Just awesome, as they say in Fiji, TOTOKA....just amazing sounds!!!!

[@pierrehaino6419]

awesome music...

[@lisiatew]

this song gives me the weeps :)

[@posianofaumuina606]

Still listening to this in 2017.

[@itsmonti1]

The name of this song is Papa E by Te Vaka from the album "Original, contemporary Pacific Music Te Vaka. KZbin Te Vaka and you'll see all of their video songs. Pretty cool!!!

[@sandrinepocoue4247]

New caledonia vous kif!!!!!

[@ntereibaakoa3491]

aueee Papaeee... !!! love this song please need a translation

[@mariagaspar6346]

translation on Band's website

[@MsSelepa]

love this song

[@isapXwong]

amiokino lava!! ths song takez me bk2 tokelau wen we use2 kik bk nd swim in tha seaz ov tokelau nd blast ths2 tha open skyz nd let tha lord knw hw greatfull ii am2 kum frm a beautifull island!! pehe mai tokelau!! si si si!! chahoooooooo

[@sinaz808]

Luv dis song:)

[@jimbothefirst]

Love Opetaia's vocals!

[@lasvegashula]

Love Te Vaka!!

[@ellietanaka4958]

My aunty Lutila Kalolo was in this band💕

[@Siertje]

+maki tanaka That's very nice

[@ellietanaka4958]

+23mariho Tai ni 😊👍

[@raiwakyechy3094]

maki tanaka

[@ellietanaka4958]

Raiwaky Echy io?

[@isapXwong]

FAKAOFO ALDAYYYYYY!!!!! represente

[@animedork101]

There is a belief on the islands that its not the color of your skin, but the Island (saying this generally) Spirit that you live by. I am not saying there is no form of racism, but islanders are definitely welcoming to people who live in the ways of the islands, and live to embrace the culture. In that spirit, anyone is welcome to call themselves an islander, well more complicated than that. (P.S. I Lived and was raised in the Pacific, miles SW of Hawaii, so I can say I know a bit about this).

[@thierrywaxin9385]

j aime ca me rappelle le pays

[@esh619]

Cool song

[@koneferenisifiaui9372]

ehhhhh...ka fia siva seeee........proud polynesian I am

[@hellahpenehe6487]

this is a Tokelauan song sung by a Tokelauan band called TE VAKA....i luv u tokelau ko koe ko toku hei ma toku kahoa..lol

[@Jack_335]

stupenda...

[@annalizamayer]

Te loto i te vaka!

[@hoolehuamoon]

Hihiki mai i faifaiga o te fenua, E he puli au ite olaga masani He mafai fakapuli ite loto Ite loto o papa e Aue ite nuku o papa e Chorus Aue aue papa e / Aue papa e Aue aue papa e / I te nuku o papa e Oku mokomokoga ke toe fanatu I mea na e masani ai Ko kata lava e mua mai Te kata o papa e Aue i te nuku o papa e

[@aranianaike1635]

The meaning of 'Aue' in Kiribati is that it indicates how the person kinda show off. Then they will say 'Aue' e. g 'Aue gkoe ko papa ke' In English 'Aue you're so stupid/crazy'.. So love from my beautiful island Kiribati te Boboto

[@hellahpenehe6487]

yep being a tokelauan is dah best..

[@nmkos3784]

Hellah Penehe koe e tokaelau? Lol

[@MANH1T]

chur this song is bad i hard be lurven te vaka this is 1 of mah favourites from them and i mean love tamahana.This group is mean as.Much lurve and keep keepn it real guys,keep duin ur guys thing............

[@denielle4eva]

Tokelauan ! (: yupp yupppp Fo'sho.

[@dakulaz]

I was wondering..I don't know what their saying but I love the te vakas..could someone tell me what this song is about...thanks

[@paradox185]

hello guyz,ummm... to the producer of this song, can u give me what the meaning of this song please. Am a student at the USP and i am working on a documentry film for ma assignment,and this song was a background music of that film as well. plz help me.

[@ghostwaylers7376]

#Tokelau ✨❣🏝

[@maniniteniarahi7683]

😍😍😘😘💕❤

[@gtokotuu]

ea koa!!!!!!

[@vlakien]

where in Benning? main post, sand hill, kelley hill, ranger post? i was in kelley hill, 3 ID.

[@laudiceiamorais2236]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😘

[@merianeqenegeie727]

💙💚❤💛💜

[@martinsfkewjroj4420]

Hihiki mai i faifaiga o te fenua E he puli au ite olaga masani He mafai fakapuli ite loto Ite loto o papa e Aue ite nuku o papa e Aue aue Papa e Aue Papa e Aue aue Papa e Ite nuku o Papa e Oku moko mokoga ke toe fanatu I mea nae masani ai Kata lava e mua mai Te kata o Papa e Aue ite nuku o Papa e

[@joeysimeti1715]

it's mahani not masani

[@malituvini1897]

😘😘

[@rabemihoatrahasina]

C'est joli

[@loveme4areason]

Me too^^

[@ednaotonare]

Alguém sabe onde posso achar essa música pra baixar???? é claro que sem pagar! Eu utilizou Emule, mas não achei! Fico grata se receber um toque!!!

[@annalizamayer]

Actually it is a Polynesian song! Te loto Polynesia!

[@T_Senju]

Anna Liza Mayer You're right its Polynesian specifically in Tokelauan.

[@itsmonti1]

this comment is for CrazyNative4 who does not understand truly that as a poly we are all family and as to the world we are all brothers and sisters. Racism only creates hate in this little world.

[@samoantoa08]

damn...wat u doin there in the phillipines...ur'e like the only samoan i know there...

[@reereesan]

he's handsome ;)

[@penivaomoealofa4326]

Is this language Tuvalu or Tokelau...very similar.

[@maloelekana2937]

Tokelau

[@itsmonti1]

yes, I agree. Blankets were laced with small pocks of those natives that had died of it and the blankets were then taken back and traded again. Man, continues to come up with ways to destroy and hurt. (Terrorisms!; biological warfare, bombs, etc.) There has to be opposition until the end of this world and the beginning of the mellinium.

[@mizskaxx2394]

it actually papa e . i dnt knw wea u got ur pape from .

[@sarasabado]

what language is this?

[@_RandomUser]

REPRESENT

[@dktk895]

[@bhendriks15]

Fawaka a bong? suri? not same as Tokelauan.

[@SunshineHunnay]

@TheMusicfweakakasida it's

[@itsmonti1]

yep! (braddah) Back in the colonial days when the colonizing countries had the believe or notion of conquering lands westward all the way to the orient, the people at the time believed in colonizing. (Spain, Holland, Portugal, England) all for the gain of spices and goods. Back then the colonizers did not know about the deseases they brought over to the islands and America.

[@lexis.k6954]

itsmonti1 that's what happened with Tokelau. One went under American government and the other went under New Zealand government haloa!

[@josephinetanielu8575]

Movies for war

[@TheCelticmaori]

@Moviebro looks like we're gonna have to find u an island girl then bro!!! and u better get into rugby

[@itsmonti1]

No English lyrics

[@itsmonti1]

They didn't know that the islanders and the native americans immunity were not prepared for these foreign viruses and bacterias so unfortunetaly they died. Medicine knowledge were crued and very limited.

[@itsmonti1]

That is good that you are not a racist. But just to let you know. Don't use "White" when it comes to distinguishing a person. It makes the person sound like a racist. Like if I would say "why is there a black man in my kitchen?" You see that is would be a racist remark because it makes me look like I don't like blacks. When you said "why is there a white dude in the band" it makes you look like you have something against white people. #1

[@He_sokae]

lol at the only white guy

[@pouvavefainuulelei5105]

shhhh ufa seh susu pi

[@pouvavefainuulelei5105]

ufa oa ou susu pi lou kefe! lols hahahahahaha kefeeeee

[@itsmonti1]

stop being a racist!!! I creates hate in this little world. It goes against all harmonies.

[@omahawarrior1]

Ikai mahino, kae kehe 'oku ou 'ofa 'aupito ia ko e hiva! Malie!

[@BENNETTIDA]

Hihiki mai i faifaiga o te fenua E he puli au ite olaga masani He mafai fakapuli ite loto Ite loto o papa e Aue ite nuku o papa e Chorus Aue aue papa e / Aue papa e Aue aue papa e / I te nuku o papa e Oku mokomokoga ke toe fanatu I mea na e masani ai Ko kata lava e mua mai Te kata o papa e Aue i te nuku o papa e