He Hawai`i Au
I am a Hawaiian / Lit., A Hawaiian I (am)

Na Ron Rocha, Alice Namakelua a me Peter Moon
By Ron Rocha, Alice Namakelua & Peter Moon

 

I kêia pô, eia au me `oe
In this night, here I (am) with you

Kêia pô, ua ho`i mai au
This night, having returned hither

He loa ka helena ma ke ala hele
… long the journey on the path

E huli i wahi ma kêia ao
To seek a place in this world

Maopopo au, ua `ike ho`i
Realizing/knowing I, knowing/seeing indeed

Ka home i loko o ku`u pu`uwai
The home in side of my heart

Ua ho`i mai au, ke `ike nei au
Returning hither I, the knowingness here I

`A`ole au e `auana hou
Not I to wander again

Ke maopopo he Hawai`i au
The remembering a Hawaiian I (am)

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(The above is a word-for-word literal translation.)

The following is a translation as it appears in the liner notes of Sunday Manoa's GUAVA JAM:

 

I am Hawaiian

 

Tonight I'll be with you

Tonight I'll be home

It's been so long travelling on the road

Trying to find a place in the world

Now I know, now I see

My home is in my heart

I'll be home, I know now

I'll never roam again

As long as I remember I am Hawaiian.

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