Kontiki - "Pepe" (Tonga Reggae video, lyrics, and comments)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This post showcases a video of the song "Pepe" by Kontiki, a Reggae vocal group from Tonga. This post also includes this song's lyrics, information about Tonga, comments from this video's YouTube viewer comment thread.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All content remain with their owners.

Thanks to members of Kontiki, and thanks to the publisher of that video on Youtube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.

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INFORMATION ABOUT TONGA
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga
"Tonga ([ˈtoŋa]; Tongan: Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 176 islands with a surface area of about 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi) scattered over 700,000 square kilometres (270,000 sq mi) of the southern Pacific Ocean, of which 52 are inhabited by its 103,000 people.[4]...

According to the government portal, Tongans, Polynesian by ethnicity with a very small mixture of Melanesian, represent more than 98% of the inhabitants. 1.5% are mixed Tongans and the rest are European (the majority are British), mixed European, and other Pacific Islanders. According to a New Zealand paper in 2001 there were approximately 3,000 or 4,000 Chinese in Tonga, thus comprising 3 or 4% of the total Tongan population...

The Tongan language is the official language, along with English. Tongan, a Polynesian language, is closely related to Wallisian (Uvean), Niuean, Hawaiian, and Samoan."...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Tonga

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Reggae Music - Kontiki "Pepe"



islandbeatsdotcom, Uploaded on Aug 5, 2009

...Award Winning Reggae Music Group Kontiki release their first music video "Pepe". Kontiki music can be downloaded at http://www.IslandBeats.com/Kontiki . Music produced by- Carl McGregor and Kontiki.

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LYRICS: PEPE
(as performed by Kontiki)

Pepe, oh ohh
Every time I ask you "Fefe", oh ohh
Big brown eyes show you're sai pe
I hope e pehe ma'upe, doo doo do do do do do

Ofa anga, oh ohh
Girl I really love your fo'I anga, oh ohh
Your pretty face and your katakata
Its really faka ngalongata'a, doo doo do do do do do

You are very special, do do do ohh
And talavou too, talavou
Kuou fie foki e au
There's none other like you

Pretty mama please smile for me
Pretty mama come dance with me
Pretty mama please smile for me
Pretty mama you're the one for me, yeah
You're the one for me, yeah

Pepe, oh ohh
Every time I ask you "Fefe", oh ohh
Big brown eyes show you're sai pe
I hope e pehe ma'upe, doo doo do do do do do

Pele, oh ohh
I'm so crazy bout you iaue, oh ohh
Tell me when I ask you "Fefe"
You will always be my pepe, doo doo do do do do do

You are very special, do do do ohh
And fo'I lole too, fo'I lole
Kuou fie foki e au
There's none other like you

Pretty mama please smile for me
Pretty mama come dance with me
Pretty mama please smile for me
Pretty mama you're the one for me, yeah
You're the one for me, yeah

Pretty mama please smile for me
Pretty mama come dance with me
Pretty mama please smile for me
Pretty mama you're the one for me, pretty mama
You're the one for me, yeah
You're the one for me, yeah
You're the one for me, yeah
You're the one for me, yeah

Source: http://decoda.com/kontiki-pepe-lyrics

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE EMBEDDED VIDEO'S VIEWER COMMENT THREAD
These selected comments are presented in chronological order based on the year of their YouTube posting date. The oldest dates are given first. These comments may not be in consecutive order.

The comments quoted in this post are profanity free or has the curse word partly spelled with a symbol.

WARNING: This viewer comment thread includes profanity, the use of the "n" word, argumentative exchanges about various subjects, and other objectionable content.
From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zsW3eVQd_M

2009
MsBreedizzleo
<3 this jam

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dukejah88
Peace 2 all my Island Brothers and Sisters. Its all good. Beautiful song. Thanks for the post. Peace

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Tonganpride10003 years ago
i love this songs ofa atu to all my tongan family on here
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"ofa atu" = i love you in Tongan

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melikabooboo408
whatever island you from IT DOESN'T MATTER! DA POiNT iS THiS SONG ROCKz PERiOD WHETHER yOUR TONGAN OR SAMOAN! SHiET iM SAMOAN AND STAy ON THAT 'S' UP ALL DAy BUT ON SOME REALL STUFF i LOVE TONGAN MUSiC! PWAHAHAHA HyPOCRiTiCAL OF SAyiNG 'S' UP ALL DAy BUT SH&T* DONT THiNK i WONT SUPPORT My NEiGHBORz W/DAT 'T'S UP! LOL iTz ALLLL POLy LOVE ;)) iNCREASE THE PEACE PEOPLE DECREASE DA DRAMA OR ELSE yOU REALLy MiSS THE MEANiNG OF THE iSLAND GROOVE!
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*This word was fully spelled out In the comment]

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heilalatk
how did a nice jam start dramaz??EVERYONE NEED TA KICK BACK

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JDKRAZY36
WHOOP , this song nevr gets old . pleaase polys stop this drama & get on th morning ride buzz to ths song (: im half sa & tongan . and ihate it when ths happens . kicc bacc & sip on some otai LOL . manuia le po , ofa atu <3
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“polys”= colloquial referent for Polynesian

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2010
soni5248
Why Du people gotta be hating on each other on this page ?. Just Enjoy the Reggae ... if yur from the islands good on ya ....

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kitaleka
I am Soooooo soooo Proud to be a tongan Yeaaah! Go poly's (TOGETHER AS ONE) Keep it up...... ONE FOR ALL,,,, ALL FOR ONE!!!!

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Prescott0211141437
the song is tongan pepe means baby

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Tesema Talia3 years ago
in reply to Prescott0211141437
@Prescott0211141437 HEY N IN SAMOAN IT MEAN DA SAME DA*N THING TOO....

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2011
shyznmonez
omg i jus read some comments and you know wat...IM HAWAIIAN n i love dis song..soo WAT..get over it hawaiian samoan tongan..we all are decendent of the polynesian race!!

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ToNgAnBaBeGiRl
Tongans . Samoans . Hawaiians . all types of islanders . i lovee 'em . <3 # Tongan Babe Girl .

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2012
Turbo9777
Sum1 called me talavou,it's in da song,so it must be a good thing?

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lingimagz
in reply to Turbo9777
yup!! it means beautiful :)

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Vise Kaulave
ma gosh I remeber back in the party days all night will be this song playing over and over and yet we'll never get sick of this song...even till now still loviin this song...

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FormosaIsland
in reply to ToNgAnBaBeGiRl
you love them for stealing another cultures music and claiming it as their own cause you cant come up with you're own type of music? reggae was never pacific island music its Jamaican

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john miro
reggae chooses no race. it is for everybody. if you love reggae you have to blend to everyone to enjoy it more.

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shyznmonez
omg i jus read some comments and you know wat...IM HAWAIIAN n i love dis song..soo WAT..get over it hawaiian samoan tongan..we all are decendent of the polynesian race!!

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Rebecca Cook
So very beautiful!! Heard it at a Tongan graduation party a few days ago... Couldn't find ANYONE on iTunes that sang it :-( Popped onto YouTube... And here you were... I really love the reggae spin and that there are both both languages sung!! So PRETTY!!!

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samoanpride221
da*n...I like dis but what da words mean and i though he was samoan

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2013
KuiniMary
Its in Tongan: "Pepe" means "Baby". "Fefe" (Fefe hake?) means "How are you?". "Sai pe" means "Good/Well."

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