TUPUA TAMASESE LEALOFI III
RELATES TO THE TOPIC WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING DURING OUR PREVIOUS LESSONS
TAUA O PESE SAMOA
VI'I O TUPUA TAMASESE LEALOFI III
WHO IS TUPUA TAMASESE LEALOFI III?
WHY IS HE ONE OF MY SAMOAN HEROS?
2. Tamasese ua e tu’umalo
Samoa lea ua falŏlŏ
Ua masa’a lou toto
I le sailiga o se ta Malo
Tau o lea, malo palefuionŏ
1. O le fana taavili ua ‘ote’ote mai
Tula’i loa si Alii ma ua fai mai
Ia filemu ma to’a le Tai
Tali i Lagi so tatou ‘ai
Faitalia Peretania e
Tali: Aue le Kovana e
Ua e faafiti
E te le iloaina
O se fana taavili
Ae molimau o tamaiti
Ma le afafine o Filisi
O oe lava na e faapa
Le fana taavili.
- Because he reminds me of my grandad (hero)
- He has taught me a lesson and has inspired me to fight for my rights and not to sit back whilst others rule and fully colonise my life.
- Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III has also inspired me to fight a peaceful fight for self independence from the struggles i am living in today.
- TAMALI'I TAUA O SAMOA (HIGH CHIEF)
- AO O LE MALO O SAMOA (HEAD OF STATE)
- TA'ITA'I O LE MAU (LEADER OF THE MAU)
WHAT IS HE KNOWN FOR?
- He is well known for his courageous actions he had taken in order for Samoa to gain complete INDEPENDENCE and FREEDOM from New Zealand.
- He died fighting for Samoa's rights