Mele

I Aliʻi Nō ʻOe

Performed By Amy Hanaialiʻi

Wehewehe

Aia kēia mele i ka puke He Mele Aloha ma ka ʻaoʻao 80.

“I treat you like royalty and labor on your behalf. You don’t appreciate my efforts, and problems are arising. Be careful.” (He Mele Aloha, pg. 80)

Hoʻokani

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Lyrics

I aliʻi nō oe, i kanaka au lā
Ma lalo aku au a i ko leo lā
I noho au a i kuke nāu lā
I kuene hoʻi no ko nui kino lā
He keu ʻoe a ke aloha ʻole lā
I nēia mau maka ʻimo aku nei lā
Hōʻike mai nō, a he palupalu lā
A he iwi haʻi wale ko ka ʻamakihi lā
ʻO ka pou kaena iho kēia lā
E ʻuīʻuī nei ke kaula ʻili lā
Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana lā
I aliʻi nō ʻoe, i kanaka au lā

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Wikiō

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