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Ka Manaʻo o ka Maluhia

Keola o ka Moana

Hawaiian

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He mele hoʻoluʻolu me ka leo kiʻekiʻe a me ka kīkā slack-key e hōʻike ana i ka nani o ke ao mālamalama. Hoʻokani ʻia me ka ukulele a me ka steel guitar e hoʻopuka ana i ka manaʻo aloha i ka ʻāina a me nā kūpuna.

Lyrics

ukulele intro
verse falsetto

E hōʻoluʻolu i ka manaʻo i kēia kakahiakaKe nānā aku nei i ka moana pāluleHe mālie ka ʻilikai, he ʻolu ka makaniE hāpai ana i ka hanu o ke ao mālamalamaUa hoʻi mai ka maluhia i loko o ka puʻuwaiMe he mea lā, ua mōhala ke aloha i ka pua

verse falsetto

ʻO ka pōhaku ke kahua, ʻo ka nalu ka hoaE hīmeni ana nā manu i ke ala o ka lāʻAʻohe kaumaha, ʻaʻohe mea e hopohopo aiHe lā maikaʻi kēia, he lā no ka hoʻomahaE wili pū kāua i ka lei o ka manawaI ʻole e nalo ka nani o keia wahi

chorus harmonies

E ō mai ʻoe i ke aloha o ka ʻāinaE hula kāua me ka hauʻoli i ka naʻauHe ʻāina hoʻi kēia i aloha ʻia e nā kūpunaKe hoʻi mai nei ka mana i loko o ka ʻuhaneE ō mai, e ō mai, i ka nani o ka pōmaikaʻi

steel guitar solo
verse falsetto

Nānā i ke ao, ke lana nei i lunaMe he hulu manu lā, ke ʻau nei i ka laniʻO ka ʻohana ka pōhaku kīkoʻo o ke olaKe hui nei kāua me ka minoʻaka ma nā leheleheʻAʻohe wahi ʻē aʻe e ʻimi ai i ka hauʻoliAia nō ia i ʻaneʻi, i ka pili o kāua

hula bridge

E kāhiko i ka manaʻo me ka ʻoiaʻiʻoE hāpai i nā lima i ka lani hōkūE hehi i ka lepo, e hoʻopā i ka honuaE hīmeni i ke mele o ka wā i halaE hoʻomanaʻo i ka leo o ka moanaʻO ia ka mele e hoʻopulu i ka ʻili

repeat chorus

E ō mai ʻoe i ke aloha o ka ʻāinaE hula kāua me ka hauʻoli i ka naʻauHe ʻāina hoʻi kēia i aloha ʻia e nā kūpunaKe hoʻi mai nei ka mana i loko o ka ʻuhaneE ō mai, e ō mai, i ka nani o ka pōmaikaʻi

verse falsetto

E nanea i ka malu o ke kumu niuKe kani mai nei ka leo o ke kai i ke oneHe hoʻokipa mau, he aloha pau ʻoleE noho mālie, e hoʻomaha i ka luhiUa lawa ka mea i loaʻa, ua piha ka naʻauI ke aloha i hāʻawi ʻia me ka ʻoiaʻiʻo

fade outro

E ō mai, e ō maiHe aloha nō, he aloha nōE hoʻi i ka maluhiaE hoʻi i ka maluhiaAloha nō, aloha nō

Ka Manaʻo o ka Maluhia

Keola o ka Moana

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