Ulu uma tui moe va'e (Head, shoulders, knees and toes)

Tongan

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An illustration of a child in four different exercise positions.
An illustration of a child in four different exercise positions.

‘Ulu uma tui moe va’e
Tui moe va’e tui moe va’e
‘Ulu uma tui moe va’e
Telinga mata ihu ngutu.

: Ulu, Uma Head, Shoulders Tongan

Ulu, Uma Head, Shoulders Tongan (transcript)

ʻUlu, uma, tui mo e vaʻe, 

tui mo e vaʻe, tui mo e vaʻe

ʻUlu, uma, tui mo e vaʻe, telinga, 

mata, ihu, ngut

(Repeat x4)

Song courtesy of Loopy Tunes Preschool Music Pasifika Beatz(external link)(external link), created in collaboration with Whānau Āwhina Plunket and the Ministry for Pacific Peoples.

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