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("Ukulele Lady" CD - 1995)
This song was the first place winner in the 1993 Friends of the Royal Hawaiian Band's ho`okuku mele for new Hawaiian lyric songs about the 1893 overthrow and sovereignty.
E ala e na Hawai`i, e ala e na pua Rise up Hawaiians, rise up descendantsE koi mai `oukou i na mea e pono ai Claim your rightful thingsUe na kanaka no ko lakou ali`i The people cry for their queenUe lakou no ke kahuli `ana They cry because of the overthrowUa hala lakou a me ka mo`i They have passed on, also the monarchKoe ka `aina nei wale no ho`i Indeed, only the land remainsUe ka `oiwi no kona mea nui The native cries for his important thingUe `o ia no ka mea nalowale He cries for the thing which was lostUe `o ia no na `eha o ka `aina He cries for the hurts of the landKoe na `eha o keia la The hurts of today remainE ala e na Hawai`i, e ala e na pua Rise up Hawaiians, rise up descendantsE koi mai `oukou i na mea e pono ai Claim your rightful thingsHu mai ke aloha no keia `aina nei Love for this land swells forthMai ke kahuli `ana a ke ea hou From the overthrow until the new independenceE ku hou ana na keiki o ka `aina The children of the land will rise up againA kahea no ke ku`oko`a And call out for freedomPono kakou e malama i ka `aina We should care for the landPono kakou e kako`o i na pua We should support the childrenE `imi a loa`a ka ha`ina pono Search and find the right solutionE ho`i ana ke ea i ka la `apopo Sovereignty will return tomorrowE ala e na Hawai`i, e ala e na pua Rise up Hawaiians, rise up descendantsE koi mai `oukou i na mea e pono ai Claim your rightful thingsE ho`i ana ke ea i ka la `apopo Sovereignty will return tomorrowE ho`i ana ke ea i ka la `apopo. Sovereignty will return tomorrow.
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