Israel Kamakawiwo Ole` Hawaii 78 Lyrics

Hawaii 78 Lyrics

UA MAU KE EA O KA ‘AINA I KA PONO O HAWAI’I

(rough
transalation: The constant, wet Rain Gives Life to the land 
and brings
goodness/change to Hawaii)

If just for a day our king and queen
would
visit all these islands and saw everything
How would they 'bout the changing
of our land
Could you just imagine if they were around
and saw highways
on their sacred grounds
How would they feel if they 'bout this modern city
life

Tears would come from each others eyes as
they would stop to
realize
that our people are in great, great danger now

How would they
feel
would their smiles be content
rather then cry
cry for the gods,
cry for the people
cry for the lands that were taken away
and in it
you'll find Hawaii

Could you just imagine if they came back
and saw
traffic lights and railroad tracks
How would they feel about this modern
city life
Tears would come from each others eyes as
they would stop to
realize
that our land is in great, great danger now

All of the
fighting that the king had done
to conquer all these islands
now there's
condominiums
How would he feel if saw Hawaii now

How would he
feel
would his smiles be content
rather then cry
cry for the gods, cry
for the people
cry for the lands that were taken away
and in it you'll
find Hawaii

UA MAU KE EA O KA ‘AINA I KA PONO O HAWAI’I