A’au si i’a la’itiiti / Swim little fish

Written by Talalelei Misikopa, illustrated by Jonathon Thompson

Samoan	English
A’au, a’au si i’a la’itiiti,	Swim, swim little fish,
A’au i le vai manino.	Swim in a cool clear pond.
Lele, lele si tama’i manu lele,	Fly, fly little bird,
Lele i le vanimonimo.	Fly in a calm clear sky.
Totolo, totolo si anufe la’itiiti,	Crawl, crawl little worm,
Totolo, tololo lemu.	Crawl, slowly crawl.
Momoe, momoe tamaiti laiti,	Sleep, sleep little children,
Momoe filemu.	Sleep quietly sleep.