Kamehameha Waltz - by Charles E. King

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Kū kilakila ʻo Kamehameha
Kuʻu home hoʻonaʻauao
I ka laʻi o Kaiwiʻula
Uluwehi i ka lau kiawe
A he home naʻu i aloha
A e haʻaheo mau loa ai
E ola mau ʻo Kamehameha


Nou e Pauahi lani nui
Ka manaʻo e hoʻoho hauʻoli nei
Ola ia ʻoe nā kini pua
O Hawaiʻi kulaiwi
Na hana lua ʻole a ka puʻuwai
O ke aliʻi aloha
Kau kou inoa i ka wēkiu
A nou kuʻu mele nei

 Majestic stands Kamehameha
My home of education
In the calm of Kaiwiʻula
Adorned by kiawe trees
It is a home that I love
And of which I’m always proud
Long may Kamehameha live


For you, O great Pauahi, high chiefess
Our exclamations of joy
Life is granted by you to the multitudes of descendants
Of Hawaiʻi's native stock
The unequaled gift from the heart
Of the beloved chiefess
May your name be highly honored
And for you is this, my song
Source: - Dedicated to the Kamehameha Schools, this was composed in gratitude for the education the composer received. Copyright 1917, 1943 by Charles E. King Music clip by Lani Lee