Na`ale O Ni`ihau - Randy Ngum & Manu Boyd
E ho`i nä `ale i Ni`ihau ë
Ke one hänau o ka püpü Kahelelani
Ha`a ana i nä nalu hänupanupa
Holoi ana a nani hinuhinu
`Eä lä `eä ë


Kaulana mai nei `o Pu`uwai lä
Me nä pu`uwai `olu o kö Ni`ihau
Hau`oli ka manawa ke `ike aku
Ia `âina huna, huna i ka `ehukai
`Eä lä `eä ë


Lei ha`aheo 'oe kau i ka umaumau
Mau ana ia hana no`eau o Hawai`i
Kui pïkake `ia e nä wähine u`i
Nä wähine noho i ka uluna makaloa
`Eä lä, `eä ë


Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
E ho`i kou aloha i Ni`ihau ë
Ua pae mai nei, e ho`i ana nö
E ho`i i Kahiki, aloha ë
`Eä lä `eä ë

The waves return to Ni`ihau
Birth sands of the Kahelelani shells
That move about in the surging billows
Polished until sparkling with beauty
Tra la la la


Well known is Pu`uwai
And the generosity of the Ni`ihau people
Feelings of happiness as I gaze
Upon this island secreted in the sea spray
Tra la la la


You are a proud lei when worn
May this Hawaiian artform live on
Strung pïkake style by beautiful Hawaiian women
Women who rest on cushions of makaloa
Tra la la la


Tell the refrain
Return your affection to Ni`ihau
Coming ashore and returning again
Returning to Kahiki, love to you
Tra la la la
Source: Recorded by the Brothers Cazimero, Mountain Apple Co