Ku`u Hâ`upu `Ailana (My Island Dream) - Words & Music by Tonya Ferris

 

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Ma ku`u hä`upu `ailana
E pä mai i ka malanai
O ko`u `eha pilikea
Makemake e noho ana au
Ma ku`u hä`upu `ailana

Ma ku`u hä`upu `ailana
He mau leo ma ka makani
E mele ka ha`ina nahe
E mana`oe noho ana au
Ma ku`u hä`upu `ailana

Nä mele nani e
Nä leo kani e
E kähea mai au
E mana`o i`o i nä mea
I `ike`ole

Ma ku`u hä`upu `ailana
He lokahi no
E malie au
He aloha no
Ma ku`u hä`upu `ailana



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
 
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: Ku`u Ha`upu `Ailana CD by Tonya Ferris - Translation & transcription by Kamuela Ka`ahanui. Music clip by Tonya Ferris