Fiji's debut of the new war dance the "bole" against
Scotland in June
2012 led by captain
Netani Talei.
The previous war dance the "cibi" had been used since
1939, but it has been changed because "cibi" means "the celebration by the warriors when victory has been won", so it has been altered to the "bole" which means "accepting a challenge for a mission or competition".
Words and meaning
TEIVOVO, TEIVOVO ( -- bolea me ra teivovotaki -- I'm challenging you to be uprooted)
IO, IO, IO, IO (e rawa -- yes, it will be done)
TEIVOVO, TEIVOVO (me teivovotaki dina -- let's turn them up side down)
IO, IO, IO, IO (au sa tu vakarau -- I'm ready)
RAI TU
MAI, RAI TU MAI (nanuma me'u rerevaki iko -- you think I'm afraid of you)
AU NA VIRIVIRI
KEMU BAI (sega ni rawa ni o basubsau mai -- you can't break my defence)
IKO NA
TOA YALEWA (au na toa tagane -- you're only a hen, I'm the rooster)
VEICO, VEICO,VEICO (daru veico qai raica -- let's fight and you'll see)
AU TABU MOCE
O I AU (au na yadravi iko -- I don't sleep and will watch you)
U MOCE GA E DOMO NI BIAU (rawa ni yaco e domo ni biau noqu kaukauwa -- my strength can reach the crushing of the waves)
LUVU
KOTO KINA NOMU
WAQA (sega ni rawa ni'u luvu kina -- I will not be drowned)
KAYA BEKA U SA LUVU
SARA (nanuma me'u luvu kina? -- you think you'll defeat me by drowning?)
NOMU BAI E WAWAMERE (tali ga e na wakada -- your fence is only made of wawamere creapers)
AU
TOKIA GA KA TASERE (rawarawa ni basuraki --
It's easy to untangle)
TULE TULE BUKA E SE DREDRE (au rawa ga ni cavuraki iko -- I can uproot you)
TULE TULE BUKA E SE DREDRE (au rawa ga ni cavuraki iko -- I can uproot you)
IO, IO, IE ( ka kece oqo e na rawa -- yes it will be achieved)
IO, IO, IE (ka kece oqo e na rawa -- yes it will be achieved)
IO, IO, IE (ka kece oqo e na rawa -- yes it will be achieved)
- published: 16 Jun 2012
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