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Ulili E
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
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Hone ana ko leo e 'ulili ē
(The voice of the sandpiper is soft and sweet)
O kahi manu noho 'ae kai
(Little bird who lives by the sea)
Kia'i ma ka lae a'o kekaha
(Ever watchful on the beaches)
'O ia kai ua lana mālie
(Where the sea is calm)
'Ulili ē
(The sandpiper)
'Ulili ho'i
(The sandpiper returns)
'Ulili holoholo kahakai ē
(Sandpiper runs along the beach)
O ia kai ua lana mālie
(Where the sea is peaceful and calm)
'Ulili ē
(The sandpiper)
'Ulili ho'i
(The sandpiper returns)
'Ulili holoholo kahakai ē
(Sandpiper runs along the beach)
O ia kai ua lana mālie
(Where the sea is peaceful and calm)
Hone ana ko leo kōlea ē
(The voice of the 'ulili is soft and sweet)
Pehea 'o Kahiki? Maika'i nō
(How are you, stranger? Very well)
'O ia 'āina 'uluwehiwehi
(You grace our land)
I hui pū 'ia me ke onaona
(Where the sea is always calm)
'Ulili ē
(The sandpiper)
'Ulili ho'i
(The sandpiper returns)
'Ulili holoholo kahakai ē
(Sandpiper runs along the beach)
O ia kai ua lana mālie
(Where the sea is peaceful and calm)
'Ulili holoholo kahakai ē
(Sandpiper runs along the beach)
O ia kai ua lana mālie
(Where the sea is peaceful and calm)
'Ulili ē
(The sandpiper)
'Ulili ho'i
(The sandpiper returns)
'Ulili ē
(The sandpiper)
'Ulili ho'i
(The sandpiper returns)
'Ulili holoholo kahakai ē
(Sandpiper runs along the beach)
O ia kai ua lana mālie
(Where the sea is peaceful and calm)
'Ulili holoholo kahakai ē
(Sandpiper runs along the beach)
O ia kai ua lana mālie
(Where the sea is peaceful and calm)
'Ulili ē
(The sandpiper)
'Ulili ho'i
(The sandpiper returns)
'Ulili ē
(The sandpiper)
'Ulili ho'i
(The sandpiper returns)