Tele I`a O le Sami (Let Me Hear You Whisper)
by Napoleon A. Tuiteleleapaga, Ray Evans & Jay Livingston

 

Tele i`a o le Sami
Tele fo'i la'au o le vao
Tele manu felelei i le lagii
Tele tenia afakasi
Ae sili ai oe la`u pele
Le lalelei o Samoa
Mate mai o la`u Tupua
Pe ete iloa le igoa

Tau moe atu fe le mamoe
Talu lei loha
Darling ia oe ta oona mea hai
Talu lefe ia vai
Ole mata ua
E mo`o mia e tanata
Elale lei Samoa
Ole fili ia tama

Let me hear you whisper
Let me hear you sigh
Let me feel your arms around me
As time goes by
Let the words you whisper
Make my dreams come true
Let me hold you near me
My whole life through
 
When your lips caress me
I'm all aglow
They tell me truly
What I want to know
 
So hold me close dear
Never let me go
Let me hear you whisper
I love you so

Source: Criterion's Hawaiian Sing-a-Song Lyric Book
Copyright 1953, 54, 81
Corrected & Edited by Ete Mose

Hawai`i Version

Tele i`a ole sami
Tele fo`i la`au o le vao
Tele manu felelei i le lagi
Tele tama a`oe la`u pele
Le aulelei Samoa
Ma te mai lo`u tupua
Pe e te iloa le igoa

 

Let me hear your whisper
Let me hear your sigh
Let me put my arms around you
Let me hold you tight

 

Tu`u mai lo`u lima
Tautala my dear for a while
Sau ia, e le iloa
`O lo`u alofa lena

 

There are plenty of fish in the sea
There are plenty of trees in the woods
There are oh so plenty of birds flying in the sky
There are oh so handsome boys
But there's only one I love
He's the one I love and adore
He's the boy of Samoa

 
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Submitted by Kaulaokealaula

 

Male Version - Contributed by Ete Mose

Tele I`a o le Sami
Tele fo'i la'au o le Vao
Tele Manu felelei I le lagi
Tele teine afakasi
Ae sili ai oe la`u pele
Le lalelei o Samoa
Mate mai o la`u Tupua
Pe ete iloa le igoa

Let me hear you whisper
Let me hear you sigh
Let me put my arms around you
Let me hold you tight
Tu'u mai lou lima
Tautala my dear po'o ai
Tau ina e iloa
O lo'u alofa lena