TOROKINA

For my Bougainville Brother and for our Bougainville family especially in Torokina. Song about Resilience, Hope and Legacy (T-Legacy). #pngmusic #original #torokina #Bougainville SONG TITLE: “Torokina” 🇵🇬 INTRO Torokina… Oh west coast home… God has kept you… VERSE 1 On the far side where the ocean whispers Where the sunset paints the western sky Igat wanpela peles the world forgot for decades Tasol still her spirit ino tok goodbye Gavaman lus tingting everything felt oceans far away Yet the people learned to stand together Holding faith for just a brighter day PRE-CHORUS Though the storms came without warning Though the silence felt so long There was something in your heartbeat Still remindim mipela lo stap strong CHORUS Torokina, mi still lovim you Through the scars and through the pain God holim Hahn bilong you through darkness And the sun will rise again Torokina, harim mipela kolim you Antap lo mountain igo daun long sea You were broken but not defeated Still you stand in dignity VERSE 2 Pait ibin kam na ol army kam kisim Torokina shoreline War brought thunder to your peaceful land And on these shores Even Origin was born from history’s fire Torokina…You gave more than the world remembers… Yet the ground beneath still holds memory Mix wantaim sacrifice and hidden tears PRE-CHORUS Though the fires came around you Though destruction marked your name Still the soul of Torokina Rose in courage through the pain CHORUS (repeat) VERSE 3 Time crisis ikam it broke the hearts of many Families torn apart Children watched the smoke above the sunset Bagana paia na simuk kirap breathing through the dark Wara Jaba carried wounds from Panguna Tailings flowing far beyond the years Still no voices came to calm our fears PRE-BRIDGE But Still we planted, still mipela pray Still we found a song to sing Still we loved this sacred homeland Still mipela believe in better things BRIDGE God kept us through the battles Through the ashes, through the night CHORUS Torokina, mi still lovim you Through the scars and through the pain God holim Hahn bilong you through darkness And the sun will rise again Torokina, harim mipela kolim you Antap lo mountain igo daun long sea You were broken but not defeated Still you stand in dignity OUTRO Torokina, now we’re singing For the future yet to be West coast heart of Bougainville Standing strong for all to see