Historical Perspective Through Music
Kaulana Nā Pua
Kaulana Nā Pua is a song written by Ellen Wright Prendergast, a close friend of Queen Lili'uokalani (Nordyke & Noyes, 1993). She strongly opposed the overthrow of the Queen.
Hawaiian Lyrics |
English Translation |
Kaulana na pua a'o Hawai'i
Kupa'a mahope o ka 'aina Hiki mai ka 'elele o ka loko 'ino Palapala 'anunu me ka pakaha. Pane mai Hawai'i moku o Keawe Kokua na Hono a'o Pi'ilani. Kako'o mai Kaua'i o Mano Pa'apu me ke one Kakuhihewa. 'A'ole 'a'e kau i ka pulima Maluna o ka pepa o ka 'enemi Ho'ohui 'aina ku'ai hewa I ka pono sivila a'o ke kanaka. 'A'ole makou a'e minamina I ka pu'ukala a ke aupuni. Ua lawa makou i ka pohaku, I ka 'ai kamaha'o o ka 'aina. Mahope makou o Lili'u-lani A loa'a e ka pono a ka 'aina. (A kau hou 'ia e ke kalaunu) Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana Ka po'e i aloha i ka 'aina. |
Famous are the children of Hawai'i
Ever loyal to the land When the evil-hearted messenger comes With his greedy document of extortion Hawai'i, land of Keawe answers. Pi'ilani's bays help. Mano's Kauai lends support And so do the sands of Kakuhihewa. No one will fix a signature To the paper of the enemy With its sin of annexation And sale of native civil rights. We do not value The government's sums of money. We are satisfied with the stones, Astonishing food of the land. We back Lili'u-lani Who has won the rights of the land. (She will be crowned again) Tell the story Of the people who love their land. |
(Nordyke & Noyes, 1993).
Modern Day Performance
(Markwitz, 2014)