Nāʻale O Niʻihau - Randy Ngum & Manu Boyd
E hoʻi nāʻale i Niʻihau ē
Ke one hānau o ka pūpū Kahelelani
Haʻa ana i nā nalu hānupanupa
Holoi ana a nani hinuhinu
ʻEā lā ʻeā ē

Kaulana mai nei ʻo Puʻuwai lā
Me nā puʻuwai ʻolu o kō Niʻihau
Hauʻoli ka manawa ke ʻike aku
Ia ʻāina huna, huna i ka ʻehukai
ʻEā lā ʻeā ē

Lei haʻaheo ʻoe kau i ka umaumau
Mau ana ia hana noʻeau o Hawaiʻi
Kui pīkake ʻia e nā wāhine uʻi
Nā wāhine noho i ka uluna makaloa
ʻEā lā ʻeā ē

Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
E hoʻi kou aloha i Niʻihau ē
Ua pae mai nei, e hoʻi ana nō
E hoʻi i Kahiki, aloha ē
ʻEā lā ʻeā ē

The waves return to Niʻihau
Birth sands of the Kahelelani shells
That move about in the surging billows
Polished until sparkling with beauty
Tra la la la

Well known is Puʻuwai
And the generosity of the Niʻihau people
Feelings of happiness as I gaze
Upon this island secreted in the sea spray
Tra la la la

You are a proud lei when worn
May this Hawaiian artform live on
Strung pïkake style by beautiful Hawaiian women
Women who rest on cushions of makaloa
Tra la la la

Tell the refrain
Return your affection to Niʻihau
Coming ashore and returning again
Returning to Kahiki, love to you
Tra la la la
Source: Recorded by the Brothers Cazimero, Mountain Apple Co