Israel Kamakawiwo Ole' - Kaleohano текст песни

Kaleohano by Israel Kamakawiwo'olealeohano, 'o Kaleohano kou inoa

Kaleohano (a name meaning:The Voice (of) Authority and Respect),

Kaleohano (is) your name

Ku'u home, ku'u home, ku'u home 'o Keaukaha*

My (in a form expressing affection) home, my home, my home, Keaukaha

Kaulana 'o Keaukaha

Famous (is) Keaukaha



(E hana hou I ka pauku mua loa )

(Repeat first verse)



Kaleohano, 'o Kaleohano kou inoa

Kaleohano, Kaleohano (is) your name

Ku'u 'aina, ku'u kulaiwi, a huli I ke kai

My land, my native land, and dashing and receding (is) the sea

Kaulana 'o Keaukaha.


Famous (is) Keaukaha.





Aloha au Ia Mauna Kea, I ke anu o ke ahiahi

Love I Mauna Kea (meaning, White Mountain, referring to mountain on the island of Hawai'I), in the cold of the evening.

Ho'olono, ho'olono, ho'olono I ka leo ka makani

Listen, listen, listen to the voice of the wind

Keaukaha no e ka wahi.

Keaukaha indeed, the place.







(E hana hou I ka pauku hope)

(Repeat last verse)



*Keaukaha = the passing current, referring to Hawaiian homestead land in Hilo, Hawai'I; in fast speech the "au" sound in Keaukaha is pronounced as an "ou" sound.