Mele Aloha Aina Ai-Pohaku

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Mele Aloha Aina Ai-Pohaku  (1896) 
Eleanor Kekoaohiwaikalani Wright Prendergast (1865 - 1902)
See also: Kaulana Nā Pua

Kaulana na pua o Hawaii
Kupaa mahope o ka aina,
Hiki mai ka elele a ka lokoino
Palapala alunu me ka pakaha

Pane mai Hawaii-Nui o Keawe
Kokua na Hono-a-Piilani
Kakoo mai Kauai o Mano
Pau pu me ke one o Kakuhihewa

Aole e kau e ka pulima
Maluna o ka pepa a ka enemi
Aole makou a e minamina
I ka puu dala a ke Aupuni

Ua lawa makou i ka pohaku
I ka ai kamahao o ka aina
Hoohuiaina kuai hewa
I ka pono kivila o ke kanaka

Mahope makou o Liliulani
A kau hou la i ke Kalaunu
Haina ia mai ana ka puana
Na pua i aloha i ka aina

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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