Kamehameha Waltz - by Charles E. King

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Kû kilakila `o Kamehameha
Ku’u home ho`ona`auao
I ka la`i o Kaiwi`ula
Uluwehi i ka lau kiawe
A he home na`u i aloha
A e ha`aheo mau loa ai
E ola mau `o Kamehameha


Nou e Pauahi lani nui
Ka mana`o e ho`oho hau`oli nei
Ola ia `oe nâ kini pua
O Hawai`i kulaiwi
Na hana lua `ole a ka pu`uwai
O ke ali`i aloha
Kau kou inoa i ka wêkiu
A nou ku`u mele nei

 Majestic stands Kamehameha
My home of education
In the calm of Kaiwi`ula
Adorned by kiawe trees
It is a home that I love
And of which I’m always proud
Long may Kamehameha live


For you, O great Pauahi, high chiefess
Our exclamations of joy
Life is granted by you to the multitudes of descendants
Of Hawai`i's native stock
The unequaled gift from the heart
Of the beloved chiefess
May your name be highly honored
And for you is this, my song
Source: - Dedicated to the Kamehameha Schools, this was composed in gratitude for the education the composer received. Copyright 1917, 1943 by Charles E. King Music clip by Lani Lee