"He Mele Lāhui Hawaiʻi" is a former anthem of Hawaii, adopted in 1866. Kamehameha V wanted a new anthem to replace "E Ola Ke Aliʻi Ke Akua" ("God Save the King"), so the only queen of Hawaii, Liliʻuokalani, wrote the lyrics and composed the music for this song. It was then replaced by the current anthem "Hawaiʻi Ponoʻī".[1][2]
Lyrics[]
Ka Makua mana loa
Maliu mai iā mākou
E hāliu aku nei
Me ka na‘au ha‘aha‘a
E mau ka maluhia
O nei pae ‘āina
Mai Hawai‘i a Ni‘ihau
Ma lalo o kou malu
Hui:
E mau ke ea o ka ‘āina
Ma kou pono mau
A ma kou mana nui
E ola e ola ka mō‘ī
E ka haku mālama mai
I ko mākou nei mō‘ī
E mau kona noho ‘ana
Maluna o ka noho ali‘i
Hā‘awi mai i ke aloha
Maloko a kona na‘au
A ma kou ahonui
E ola e ola ka mō‘ī
Ho‘oho e mau ke
Hui
Ma lalo o kou aloha nui
Nā Li‘i o ke Aupuni
Me nā maka‘āinana
Ka lehulehu nō a pau
Kia‘i mai iā lākou
Me ke aloha ahonui
E ola nō mākou
I kou mana mau
E mau ke ea
Hui
References[]
- ↑ Na Mele O Hawaiʻi Nei: 101 Hawaiian Songs (47). Elbert, Samuel; Mahoe, Noelani. University of Hawaiʻi Press.
- ↑ Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen