Lēʻahi (1895)
Mary Pūlaʻa Robins
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Aia Lēʻahi, ʻuheʻuhene
Kaimana Hila, ʻuheʻuhene
Hōkū kau ʻale kai aʻo Māmala
ʻUheʻuhene
  
Mālama pono ʻoe, ʻuheʻuhene
I ka poe pele, ʻuheʻuhene
O ili kāua la i laila [1]
ʻUheʻuhene
  
ʻO ka poe kaulana, ʻuheʻuhene
Kau i ka nuku, ʻuheʻuhene
Nānā aʻo hoʻowale nei i ka moana
ʻUheʻuhene
  
Hāʻawi ke aloha, ʻuheʻuhene
Lūlū lima, ʻuheʻuhene
Me nā huapala maka onaona
ʻUheʻuhene
  
Kau aku ʻoe, ʻuheʻuhene
I ke kaʻapiʻo, ʻuheʻuhene
Pa ana ka uwepa kiani
ʻUheʻuhene
  
Kupaianaha, ʻuheʻuhene
Kahi kalaiwa, ʻuheʻuhene
Ka lawe no a kikiʻi pau
ʻUheʻuhene
  
Haʻina ʻia, ʻuheʻuhene
Mai ka puana, ʻuheʻuhene
O ka poe kaulana kau i ka nuku
ʻUheʻuhene
  
Haʻina ʻia, ʻuheʻuhene
Mai ka puana, ʻuheʻuhene
Goodbye kāua e ke aloha
ʻUheʻuhene

Notes

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  1. alternate stanza:
    O ili kāua i ka pūkoʻa


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