Bula mai viti (welcome to Fiji) - Henry Purcell Tio with the Tamani Vocal Group.

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Father John Coleman series 2003.
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RNZ Collection

Side 1: Lutu Na Yakavi - The story of a young man's love set to music, comparing the beauty of his maiden to that of nature at her best, the sea, the sky, the cloud, the pearly moon.

Na Yalo Rarawa - A young girl's covession of repentance to the one she has hurt the most - her mother, by her selfish vehaviour.

Side 2: My Tani - A Fijian lover's farewell and his last bid to win her back on wings of song.

Isa Lei - Expresses happiness, joy and sorrow, happy friends, hope and love. Many songshave been sung, but to the Fijian none surpasses "Isa Lei" which means "Sa Moce" (farewell).