I Ka La'i O Lahaina

I KA LA'I O LAHAINA

I ka la'i o Lähainä lä

Ua lohe i kekahi kani a ka manu

He noio nö i ku'u 'ike aku lä

E kani hou mai, he kani nahenahe nö

E kani hou mai, he kani nahenahe nö

I laila ho'i au i nanea ai

A he nani maoli nö

Ua lele aku e ka manu o ke kai

Mai poina 'oe i ko käua aloha lä

E kani mai, he kani nahenahe nö

I laila ho'i au i nanea ai

A he nani maoli nö

Mana'o mai i ku'u manu o ke kai

Aloha nui ke kani nahe o ka noio

Ha'ina mai ana ka puana lä

Aloha ke kani o ku'u noio lä

Lähainä lä

I KA LA'I O LAHAINA (TRANSLATION)

In the calm of Lähainä

I heard the chirping of a bird

I saw that it was a noio

Sing again to me, it is a soothing song

Sing again to me, it is a soothing song

It was there that I relaxed to its enchantment

A wondrous thing indeed

You have flown away, ocean-faring bird

Do not forget our love for each other

Sing again to me, it is a soothing song

It was there that I relaxed to its enchantment

A wondrous thing indeed

I think of my ocean-faring bird

Much beloved is this noio's voice

Let it be told