Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Hawai'i '78, artist - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole.
Date of issue: 14.10.2017
Song language: English
Hawai'i '78 |
UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO O HAWAII |
(rough transalation: The constant, wet Rain Gives Life to the land |
And brings goodnesschange to Hawaii) |
If just for a day our king and queen |
Would visit all these islands and saw everything |
How would they 'bout the changing of our land |
Could you just imagine if they were around |
And saw highways on their sacred grounds |
How would they feel if they 'bout this modern city life |
Tears would come from each others eyes as They would stop to realize |
That our people are in great, great danger now |
How would they feel |
Would their smiles be content |
Rather then cry |
Cry for the gods, cry for the people |
Cry for the lands that were taken away |
And in it you’ll find Hawaii |
Could you just imagine if they came back |
And saw traffic lights and railroad tracks |
How would they feel about this modern city life |
Tears would come from each others eyes as They would stop to realize |
That our land is in great, great danger now |
All of the fighting that the king had done |
To conquer all these islands |
Now there’s condominiums |
How would he feel if saw Hawaii now |
How would he feel |
Would his smiles be content |
Rather then cry |
Cry for the gods, cry for the people |
Cry for the lands that were taken away |
And in it you’ll find Hawaii |
UA MAU KE EA O KA AINA I KA PONO O HAWAII |