HE MELE NO KA HOʻI HOU MAI O KE EA O KA ʻĀINA
E mele me ka hoʻomaikaʻi,
Hauʻoli pū kākou a pau,
Ka ea o Hawaiʻi nei,
Ua lilo a ua hoʻi hou mai.
Mai pio kō Hawaiʻi nei,
Mai noho kauā hoʻi nā aliʻi,
I kēia wā, ua hoʻi hou mai,
Ka ea o ka ʻāina nei.
Aloha ko kākou Mōʻī,
Aloha hoʻi nā aliʻi a pau,
E ola me ka pōmaikaʻi,
Ke aupuni me ka nani mau.
Aloha ke aliʻi moku hoʻi,
E kau ka lei ma kona poʻo,
Ka haole holokikī mai,
E hoʻopakele iā kākou.
E ke Akua nani ē,
He kamahaʻo kau hana nei,
Iā ʻoe nō ka hoʻomaikaʻi,
No kēia hae i kau mai nei.
[Sing with gratitude,
Let us all be happy,
The sovereignty of Hawaiʻi nei,
Was lost and has returned.
Hawaiʻi’s people were nearly captives,
The chiefs were nearly servants,
Now, it has returned,
The sovereignty of the land.
Aloha to our Sovereign,
Aloha to all the chiefs,
Thrive with the blessing
A nation of everlasting glory.
Aloha to the ship’s officers,
Place a lei upon his head,
The haole that sailed speedily,
To set us free.
O glorious God,
Wondrous are your works,
Thanks is yours,
For this flag that was raised.]
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