
Nā Oli (Chants)
” Ka Mele Ho‘omaika’i ”
(The Hawaiian Doxology)
Ho`onani i ka Makua Mau Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Ke Keiki me ka `Uhane nô Praise him all creatures here bellow
Ke Akua Mau Praise him above ye heavenly hosts
Ho`omaika`i pû Praise Father, Son and the Holy Ghost
Kô kêia ao, kô kêlâ ao Amen
`Âmene
E ALA E
E ala e, ka lâ i ka hikina, Awaken the sun in the east,
I ka moana, ka moana hohonu, from the ocean, the ocean deep,
Pi`i ka lewa, ka lewa nu`u, climbing (to) the heaven, the heaven
I ka hikina, aia ka lâ, e ala e! highest, in the east, there is the sun, awaken!
OLE LEI
Ke lei mail la, ‘o kaula i ke kai e Ka-ula wears the ocean as a wreath;
Ke malamamalma ‘o Ni’ihau, ua malie Nii-hau shines forth in the calm.
A malie pa, ka inuwai After the calm blows the wind Inu-wai;
Ke inu maila na, hala o Naue i ke kai Naue’s palms then drink in the salt.
No Naue, ka hala, no Puna ka wahine 5 From Naue the palm, from Puna
No ka lua no i Kilauea, ae the woman– Aye, from the pit, Kilauea.