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Hea mai aʻu o Hawaiʻi |
Sing to me, o Hawaiʻi Hawaiʻi, the beloved land With the beautiful lehua flower The song of my heart Sing to me, o Maui Maui, the beloved land With the beautiful roselani flower The song of my heart Sing to me, o Oʻahu Oʻahu, the beloved land With the beautiful ʻilima flower The song of my heart Sing to me, o Kauaʻi Kauaʻi, the beloved land With the beautiful mokihana flower The song of my heart Tell the refrain Forever I sing of my lands My love and desire The song of my heart |
Source: This mele praises the major islands and their symbolic flowers |