- G
F G7
- Aloha na `ahahui o na ali`i
- A7 C7
- Na ali`i mai na kupuna mai
- D7
C7
- E pa`a i na `olelo kaulana
- G
F
C Bb G
- E hele a moe i ka ala
-
F
- Hu wale a`e na ho`omana`o ana
- A7 G7
- No na ali`i kaulana
- D7 G7
- Ua pau, ua hala lako
-
G F
- A koe no na pua
- D7 G7
- Ua pau, ua hala lakou
- G
F
- A koe no na pua
-
-
-
- E lei i ka lei ha`aheo o Hawai`i
- Ka wehi ho`i o na ali`i i hala
- E pa`a ka mana`o me ka lokahi
- E mau ke ea o ka `aina i ka pono
-
-
- He ali`i `o ka lani, ua kaulana
- Ka Napoliona o ka Pakipika
- E lei i ka wehi ha`aheo o Hawai`i
- Na hulu mamo like `ole
- E lei i ka wehi ha`aheo o Hawai`i
- Na hulu mamo like `ole
-
-
- `Imi nui `o Maleka a loli`i
- Ka wehi ho`i o na ali`i i hala
- `A`ole no na`e e like aku
- Me ka mea no`eau ke kupuna
- He ali`i `o ka lani ua kaulana
- Ke `ahi kanana o ka Pakipika
- Nana no i ulupa na pae moku
- A pau malalo ona
- Nana no i ulupa na pae moku
- A pau malalo ona
|
-
-
- Hail societies of
chieftains
-
- Chietains from our
ancestors
-
- Remember the famous
saying
-
- Go and sleep upon the
byways
-
-
Memories come
-
- Of the famous chiefs
-
- They are gone, they have
passed
-
- And their flowers
survive
-
- They are gone, they have
passed
-
- And their flowers
survive
-
-
-
- Wear the cherished leis of
Hawaii
- Adornment of departed
chiefs
- May all unite in
recalling
- The life of the land is
perpetuated in righteousness
-
-
- Royal chief, famous
- Napoleon of the Pacific
- Wear the cherished adornments
of Hawaii
- The mamo feather leis
- Wear the cherished adornments
of Hawaii
- The mamo feather leis
-
-
- America seeks our
welfare
- The adornment of departed
chiefs
- Not the same
- As the ancestors' wisdom
- Chief royal and famous
- Fierce tuna of the
Pacific
- When he struck the island
group
- All were subdued
- When he struck the island
group
- All were subdued
-
|
|
Source: Na Mele o Hawai'i Nei by Elbert
& Mahoe. This song, an expression of love and respect
for our Hawaiian heritage, especially honors the departed
chiefs. The 2nd verse incorporates the 1843 statement of
Kamehameha III given at Kawaiahao Church, the motto of
Hawaii
|