Kaleohano

Lyrics

Kaleohano, 'o Kaleohano kou inoa Kaleohano (a name meaning: The Voice (of) Authority and Respect) Kaleohano (is) your name Ku'you home, ku'you home, ku'you home 'o Keaukaha* My (in a form expressing affection) home, my home, my home, Keaukaha Kaulana 'o Keaukaha Famous (is) Keaukaha (E hana hou I ka paukы mua loa) (Repeat first verse) Kaleohano, 'o Kaleohano kou inoa Kaleohano, Kaleohano (is) your name Ku'you 'вina, ku'you kulвiwi, a huli I ke kai My land, my native land, and dashing and receding (is) the sea Kaulana 'o Keaukaha Famous (is) Keaukaha Aloha au Iв Mauna Kea, I ke anu o ke ahiahi Love I Mauna Kea (meaning, White Mountain, referring to mountain on the island of Hawai'i), in the cold of the evening Ho'olono, ho'olono, ho'olono I ka leo ka makani Listen, listen, listen to the voice of the wind Keaukaha nф e ka wahi Keaukaha indeed, the place (E hana hou I ka paukы hope) (Repeat last verse) *Keaukaha = the passing current, referring to Hawaiian homestead land in Hilo, Hawai'i; in fast speech the "au" sound in Keaukaha is pronounced as an "ou" sound