Ka Momi - by King David Kalākaua
Ua kaʻahele au maluna o ka ʻili honua me na moana A ʻInia mamao me Kina kaulana Hoʻea i na ʻae kai o Aferika A me na palena o Europa A halawai me ka ikaika o na ʻāina a pau     A iaʻu i ku ai ma na ʻaoʻao o na poʻo aupuni Ka poʻe mana maluna o lakou me ka hiehie Hoʻomapopo iho la au i ka ʻuka iki a nawaliwali o koʻu Me koʻu noho aliʻi hoʻokahua ʻia Maluna o kahi puʻu pele A ma kahi he miliona i hoʻoko i ka keia mau moʻī He mau tausani wale no malalo o koʻu malu     Aka ke ʻupu nei loko naʻu ke kaena hiki Aia he mau nani Maloko o na poʻai o ko'u mau ʻae kai I ʻoi aku ka makamae i ka oʻu Mau hoa aliʻi ʻA'ohe oʻu kumu hopo maloko o koʻu aupuni     He hiki ke hui me koʻu lahui me ka weli ʻole ʻAʻohe makaʻu noʻu iho me ke kiaʻi paʻa ole ia A naʻu ke kaena he momi i hoʻouna ʻIa mai luna mai naʻu Eia me aʻu ke aloha pili paʻa o koʻu lahui kanaka		I have traveled over many lands and distant seas To India afar and China renowned I have touched the shores of Africa And boundaries of Europe And have met the great ones of all lands     As I stood at the side of heads of governments Next to leaders proud of their rule, Witnessing their authority over their own I realized how small and weak is the power I hold My throne is established on a heap of lava They rule where millions obey their commands Only a few thousands can I count under my care     One thought came to me of which I may boast Of all beauties Locked within these shores One is a jewel more precious than any owned by My fellow monarchs I have nothing in my Kingdom to dread     I mingle with my people without fear And in safety, I require no bodyguards My gift is a pearl of great price given To me from above The loyalty of my people
Source: The Echo of Our Song, translated & edited by Mary Puku'i - This chant was composed by the King when he returned from his world tour, November of 1881. He left Honolulu on the ship, City of Sydney, January 20, 1881, stopped in Japan where he was the guest of Emperor Mutsuhito for two weeks and visited Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto and Nagasaki. He saw the Chinese cities of Shanghai, Tientsin and Hong Kong before continuing on to Siam, Malaysia and Burma. In India, he travelled by train to Calcutta and Bombay then boarded a steamer and went to Egypt and was received with great hospitality by Tewfik, the Egyptian Khedive or Viceroy who instinctively sympathized with his problems. He visited Alexandria, the Suez and after four months in the Orient, headed for Europe via Naples where he met with King Humberto of Italy and was granted an audience with Pope Leo XIII, in the Vatican. He arrived in London the first week of July and was lavishly entertained by Queen Victoria and prominent members of the nobility, government and the church. He visited Belgium, France, Spain and Portugal, met with Prince William, later Kaiser William II, in Berlin, Germany, and Archduke Albrecht in Austria. He stopped in New York City before going on to Washington, D.C., where he was was greeted by President Chester Arthur. He left San Francisco October 22, on the steamer Australia and arrived home in Honolulu on October 29, 1881
Emperor Mitsuhito	Tewfik, Viceroy of Egypt	King Humberto of Italy	Pope Leo XIII