| Lyrics |
English
Translation |
E
alu like mai kākou
E nā ‘ōiwi o Hawai‘i
Nā pua mae ‘ole |
Let
us work together
Natives of Hawai‘i
The beautiful, handsome descendants |
| (Na
pua nani ē) |
|
| E
alu like mai kākou
E nā ‘ōiwi o Hawai‘i
Nā pua mae ‘ole
|
Let
us work together
Natives of Hawai‘i
The descendants (flowers) that never fade
|
| Nā pua
mae ‘ole |
The
descendants (flowers) that never fade |
I
E hana me ka ‘oia‘i‘o
E hana me ka ha‘aha‘a
E ‘ōlelo pono kākou
E hana me ka ‘oia‘i‘o
E hana me ka ha‘aha‘a
E ‘ōlelo
pono kākou
E ‘ōlelo
pono kākou |
I
Let us work with sincerity
Let us work with humility
Let us speak at all times with goodness/righteousness
Let us work with sincerity
Let us work with humility
Let us speak at all times with goodness/righteousness
Let us speak at all times with goodness/righteousness |
| (HUI) II
E nānā aku i ke kumu
E ho‘olohe mai
E pa‘a ka waha
E hana me ka lima
E nānā aku
i ke kumu
E ho‘olohe mai
E pa‘a ka waha
E hana me ka lima
E pa‘a ka waha
E hana me ka lima |
(Chorus) II
Let us look to the source (of our strength)
Let us listen (to that source)
Let us work not so much with the mouth
Let us work more with the hands
Let us look to the source (of our strength)
Let us listen (to that source)
Let us work not so much with the mouth
Let us work more with the hands
Let us work not so much with the mouth
Let us work more with the hands |
