🎵 Title: "Lost at Sea"
(Tigak: "Ninok i Laulau")
Translation note: "Ninok" = I/me, "i" = at/in, "Laulau" = sea/ocean
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Verse 1
Ninok i laulau, galau i go
(I am at sea, the canoe drifts away)
Namatan ia, suan i po
(My eyes look, but land is gone)
Maletut, galip i sin
(The wind cries, the waves rise)
Baliu i ga, ninok i nin
(The storm comes, I am alone)
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Chorus
Ninok i laulau, nake na ginan?
(I’m lost at sea, where is my home?)
Bia i tan, kapoul i tan
(The sky is dark, the stars are gone)
Luma i mama, ninok i o
(Mother’s house, I miss you so)
Ninok i laulau, ninok i o
(I am lost at sea, I am alone)
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Verse 2
Darat i bon, luma i nanok
(The shore is far, my village behind)
Sina i ga, kasil i tok
(The moon is gone, the night is blind)
Ninok i tangi, galip i tok
(I cry out, the wave replies)
Bia i bing, ninok i mok
(The sky is cold, I close my eyes)
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Chorus (Repeat)
Ninok i laulau, nake na ginan?
(I’m lost at sea, where is my home?)
Bia i tan, kapoul i tan
(The sky is dark, the stars are gone)
Luma i mama, ninok i o
(Mother’s house, I miss you so)
Ninok i laulau, ninok i o
(I am lost at sea, I am alone)