Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 1, Number 2, 1 September 1981 — Ke Waiapo Lani [ARTICLE]

Ke Waiapo Lani

Me he alo ala o ka wai Ka makolu o ka wai apo lani Ka walu o nā lani ka Ao no a Ka lalapa ka 'ena kū moku. A hiki mai ke aloha A e pono mai ana Ke kaheka kai kapu a Kāne Ka mole ke a'a o ka 'Aina.

Translation: "As if the flow of water, From triple streams of heauenly showers, So the s acred Ao of the eight heaue ns, Whose flames haue scorched the land. Should our hearts loue be restored, And "our rights" be ours onee more, Then will our loued shoals of KUne, Be the firm foundation of the land."

From the song, Ka Waiapo Lani or Heavenly Showers, written by our beloved Queen Lili'uokalani. Composed at Kealohilani, her seaside home, October 1, 1896. This song is part of a collection of musical compositions drawn from a songbook in the State Archives. \ y