Ka manu la’a lani
Auhea wale ‘oe
Ku’u lei aloha
He wailele Ka’ula
Ka manu la’a lani
Auhea wale ‘oe
Ku’u poli ia pili
Na pohaku i Ka’ula
HUI
Ilihune o ka la i’ini mau loa
Ua pili na mamo hulu
Kena o i’o o ka ‘aina papa la
Iluna me ka la’akea kalani e
Ka manu la’a lani
Auhea wale ‘oe
He mana’o pa’a pono kahi
I ke kai o na moku
Puana ka inoa
O Ka’ula
Ku’u home o na moku
O Ni’ihau
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Oh bird of heaven
Where are you
My lei of love
Above the waters surrounding Ka’ula
Oh bird of heaven
Where are you
Keeping/holding close to the bosom
The stone (gift) Ka’ula
The rainbow in the mist forever
Carrying close the generations of the past
From the eye of the hawk I see the land
and I soar to heaven from whence I came
Oh bird of heaven
Where are you
My thoughts are sealed righteously
Within the island of sea
Tell the name
of Ka’ula
My home in the island
Ni’ihau
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