Kuʻu Hāʻupu ʻAilana (My Island Dream) - Words & music by Tonya Ferris
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Ma kuʻu hāʻupu ʻailana
E pā mai i ka malanai
O koʻu ʻeha pilikea
Makemake e noho ana au
Ma kuʻu hāʻupu ʻailana

Ma kuʻu hāʻupu ʻailana
He mau leo ma ka makani
E mele ka haʻina nahe
E manaʻo ʻoe noho ana au
Ma kuʻu hāʻupu ʻailana

Hui:
Nā mele nani e
Nā leo kani e
E kāhea mai au
E manaʻo iʻo i nā mea
I ʻike ʻole

Ma kuʻu hāʻupu ʻailana
He lokahi no
E mālie au
He aloha no
Ma kuʻu hāʻupu ʻailana

 

In my island dream
Gentle tradewinds blow
All my cares away
I wish I could stay
In my island dream

In my island dream
Voices on the wind
Sing a soft refrain
I think I'll remain
In my island dream

Chorus:
The melodies
The harmonies
Are beckoning to me
You must believe in something

That you cannot see
In my island dream
One with everything
I am quietly
Contented just to be
In my island dream

Source: Kuʻu Haʻupu ʻAilana CD by Tonya Ferris - Translation & transcription by Kamuela Kaʻahanui. Music clip by Tonya Ferris