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Hawai`i
Aloha
(Beloved
Hawai`i)
~1852
Hawaii
Aloha
Lyrics:
The Reverend Lorenzo Lyons, aka Makua Laiana, 1807-1886
Music: James McGranahan
This
beloved and honored
Hawaiian song is presented with word-for-word literal
translations, as
well as with phonetic aids to help with the
pronunciation of its Hawaiian lyrics. More verses can be
found here.
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E
Hawai`i e ku`u one hânau ê
[eh hah vai'
ee-(y)eh koo' oo-(w)oh' neh HAH nau'-(w)eh]
Hawai`i my birth sands
Ku`u
home kulaiwi nei
[koo' oo hoh'
meh koo lah-(y)ee vee nei]
My beloved native home
`Oli
nô au i nâ pono lani ou
[oh' lee
NOH-(w)au-(y)ee NAH poh' noh lah' nee-(y)ou]
Joyful indeed am I in your heavenly
righteousnesses
E
Hawai`i Aloha ê
[eh hah vai'
ee-(y)ah loh' hah-(Y)EH]
Beloved Hawai`i
Hui:
Chorus:
E
hau`oli e nâ `ôpio o Hawai`i nei
[eh hau oh' lee-(y)eh
NAH OH pee-(Y)OH' hah vah ee nei]
Happy the youth of beloved Hawai`i
`Oli
ê! `Oli ê!
[oh' lee-(Y)EH!
oh' lee-(Y)EH!]
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Mai
nâ aheahe makani e pâ mai nei
[mai NAH-(y)ah
heh-(y)ah heh mah kah' nee-(y)eh PAH mai nei]
Come the gentle wind that blow here
Mau
ke Aloha nô Hawai`i
[mau keh-(y)ah loh'
hah NOH hah vai' ee]
Forever the Aloha for Hawai`i
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Song
Information:
One
of the most beloved songs written by The Reverend Lorenzo Lyons,
1807-1886, also known as Makua Laiana, was taken from an old
hymn, "I Left It All With Jesus," composed by James
McGranahan (1840-1907). A local classic, it is sung together as
a closing song with the holding of hands with those adjacent,
swaying with the music, and raising the grasped hands upward at
the conclusion of the song.
The music of this song is from the Scots hymn
"I Left It All With Jesus," written in the 1840s by
James McGranahan. Kamehameha IV took an instant liking to the
hymn, and he
had Lorenzo
Lyons rewrite the words to 'Hawaii Aloha' and placed in a
Hawaiian hymnal. ~ Source
Chords:
- G C G
- E Hawai`i e ku`u one hânau e
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D7
G
- Ku`u home kulaîwi nei
- D7
G (C) G7
(C) G
- `Oli nô au i nâ pono lani
ou
-
D7 G
- E Hawai`i, aloha e
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-
- Hui:
- C
G
- E hau`oli nâ `ôpio o Hawai`i nei
-
D7
- `Oli e! `Oli e!
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G (C) G7
(C) G
- Mai nâ aheahe makani e pâ mai nei
-
D7
G
- Mau ke aloha, no Hawai`i
~Source
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Source of translations: Pukui,
Mary Kawena & Elbert, Samuel, HAWAIIAN DICTIONARY, 1986.
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