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The "Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack" to the film was released June 11.
Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu is a former Honolulu hula teacher now living in Oakland, California, where he leads Na Mele Hula 'Ohana (founded in 1978 by Kumu Hula Bea Hew Len and her husband, Herbert). Another song he and the choir performed for the soundtrack is "Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride."
Lyrics
Courtesy Kamehameha Schools:
Vocal 1 (Overlapping):
Mahalo nui ia ke ali`i wahine
`O Lili`ulani `o ka wo hi ku
Ka pipio mai o ke anuenue na waiho'o
lu'u a halikeole'e
E nana na maka i ke ao malama mai
Hawai`i akea i Kaua`i
Vocal 2 (Overlapping):
Ke Kuini o Hawai`i
Ku i ka moku i ke Kalaunu
Na hana a ke aloha Ma`alo
Ana i ka ua lana malie
I ka lani malama ho`ike
Mai ana la i ka nani
`O Kalakaua he inoa
`O ka pua mae`ole i ka la
Ka pua maila i ka mauna
I ke kuahiwi o Mauna Kea
Ke 'amaila i Kilauea
Malamalama i wahine kapu
A ka luna o Uweka huna
I ka pali kapu o Ka`auea
Ea mai ke ali`i kia manu
Ua wehi ka hulu o kamamo
Ka pua nani a`o Hawai`i
`O Kalakaua he inoa
`O Kalakaua he inoa
`O ka pua mae`ole i ka la
Ka pua maila i ka mauna
I ke kuahiwi o Mauna Kea
Ke`a mai la i Kilauea
Malamalama i Wahinekapu
A ka luna o Uwekahuna
I ka pali kapu o Ka`auea
Vocal 1 (Overlapping):
Mahalo nui ia Ke Ali`i wahine
`O Lili`ulani wo ka `o hi ku
Vocal 2 (Overlapping):
Ke Kuini o Hawai`i
Ku i ka moku i ke Kalaunu
Ea mai ke ali`i kia manu
Ua wehi i ka hulu o ka mamo
Ka pua nani a`o Hawai`i
`O Kalakaua he inoa
He Inoa No Kalani Kalakaua — kulele!
Rough Translation*
By Ryan Kawailani Ozawa:
Vocal 1 (Overlapping):
Great thanks to the lady chief
Lili`ulani (Lili`uokalani) [`o ka wo hi ku?]
Captured the rainbow watercolors
Dive until [halikeole'e?]
The eyes look to the nurturing dawn
Hawai`i expands to Kaua`i
Vocal 2 (Overlapping):
The queen of Hawaii
Stands at the island at the Crown
The works of the passing love
[Ana i ka?] gently flowing
In the nurturing sky
From the heavens
Kalakaua is his name
The flower that doesn't wither in the sun
The flower blooms on the mountain
on the high hill of Mauna Kea
Glowing white is Kilauea
Radiant sacred woman
Atop Uweka Huna (Crying Priest Crater)
on the sacred cliff of rising rain
The chief comes to catch the bird
To adorn himself in the feathers of the mamo
The beautiful flower of Hawai'i
Kalakaua is his name
Kalakaua is his name
The flower that doesn't wither in the sun
The flower blooms on the mountain
on the high hill of Mauna Kea
Glowing white is Kilauea
Radiant sacred woman
Atop Uweka Huna (Crying Priest Crater)
on the sacred cliff of rising rain
Vocal 1 (Overlapping):
Great thanks to the lady chief
Lili`ulani (Lili`uokalani) [wo ka `o hi ku?]
Vocal 2 (Overlapping):
The queen of Hawaii
Stands at the island at the Crown
The chief comes to catch the bird
To adorn himself in the feathers of the mamo
The beautiful flower of Hawai'i
Kalakaua is his name
In the heavenly name of Kalakaua — cast forth!
* "He Mele No Lilo" is derived in large part from "Mele Inoa no Kalakaua" (Name Song for Kalakaua), a traditional Hawaiian chant. Independent translation provided without approval or authorization by the song's authors, publishers, or other copyright holders. Do not republish or redistribute.
Articles About the Film:
- Voices from the Islands (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
- 'Lilo & Stitch' creators fall for Hawai'i's 'ohana (Honolulu Advertiser)