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Ko e fasi 'o e tu'i 'o e 'Otu Tonga


Title	Ko e fasi ʻo e tuʻi ʻo e ʻOtu Tonga
English Title	The Song of the King of the Tongan Islands
Alt Title	Fasi fakafonua
En Alt Title	National Song
Prefix	National
Country	Tonga
Author	Uelingatoni Ngū Tupoumalohi
Composer	Karl Gustavus Schmitt
Adopted	1874

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"Ko e fasi o e tu i o e Otu Tonga" is the national anthem of Tonga. The title literally means "song of the king of the Tonga Islands" in the Tongan language but is in daily life better known as fasi fakafonua, which translates to "national song". The lyrics of the anthem were written by Prince Uelingatoni Ngū Tupoumalohi, with the music by Karl Gustavus Schmitt. It was first used in 1874.

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