SONG OF THE ISLANDS (NA LEI O HAWAII)
© 1915
Lyrics & Music: Chas E. King
Used as the title and title song for the Betty Grable film.
Sheet Music: In Hawaiian Luau (Hal Leonard Publishing, 1979)
In King's Book of Hawaiian Melodies, many editions
Recordings:
CD: Numerous
| TRANSLATION | |
| Nani Hawaii ka moku o keawe | Lovely is Hawaii the island of keawe |
| Lei haahe i ka lehua | Adorned with brilliant lehua |
| A me kamaile a o panaewa | And fragrant maile of Panaewa |
| Kilakila o Maui la ia Haleakala | Grand is Maui with Haleakala |
| Ua kapu ua kapu roselani | And 'tis for thee alone |
| A nou hookahi wale no | The beauteous rose will e'er be sacred |
| Kaulana Molokai is ulukukui | |
| O lanikaula a me kawailele a o moaula | |
| Ohuohu Oahu i ka ilima | Oahu wears the ilima lei with pride and grace |
| He kohu manu oo hulu melemele o ke huahiwi | in beauty she doth vie with yellow songsters Of the mountain forests |
| Lei Kauai i ka mokihana | Kauai's lei is the mokihana |
| Lauae o Makana o ka'u aloha no ia | Lauae of Makana has won the admiration Of my heart |
ENGLISH LYRICS:
Hawaii isles of beauty
Where skies are blue
And love is true
Where balmy airs
And golden moonlight
Caress the waving palms
Of Honolulu
Your valleys with their rainbows
Your mountains green, the azure seas
Your fragrant flow'rs enchanting music
Unite and sing aloha oe to me
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