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ALOHA OE (Queen Liliuokalani)
 
I have stumbled across different lyric versions in my research.  The ones I sang I found in a historical book  - an actual photo of a note scribbled in the queen's own handwriting - so I am assuming she would approve.  Certain hawaiian symbols are not available in most computer fonts.

Hawaiian

Ha`aheo ka ua ina pali,
Ke nihi aela ka nahele
E hahai ana i ka liko,
Pua ahihi lehua o uka

Aloha Oe,
Aloha Oe,
E ke onaona noho ika lipo
A fond embrace,
a hoi ae au,
Until we meet again.

O ka halia`loha i hiki mai,
Ke hone ae nei ku`u manawa.
O oe no ka`u ipon aloha,
A lo ko e hana nei.

(Chorus)

Mao popo ku`u ike i ka nani,
Na pua rose o Maunawili,
Ilaila hiaai na manu
Miki ala i ka nani o ka liko

(Chorus)
 
 
 

English

Proudly swept the rain cloud by the cliffs,
As on it glided through the trees
Still following ever the "liko"
The "Ahihi lehua" of the vale...

Farewell to thee,
Farewell to thee,
Thou charming one who dwellst among the bow'rs.
One fond embrace,
Before I now depart,
Until we meet again.

Thus sweet memories come back to me,
Bringing fresh remembrance of the past
Dearest one, yes, thou art mine own,
From thee, true love shall ne'er depart.

(Chorus)

I have seen and watched thy loveliness,
Thous sweet Rose of Maunawili,
And 'tis there the birds oft love to dwell
And sip the honey from thy lips.

My two cents worth:

Liliuokalani, She wrote this song and from behind her prison wall, she heard the footsteps in the hall - her captors pacing out the fall.  But never did she fail to give the gift of song that words should live  beyond her time, a sad goodbye, Farewell Hawai'i!

 
 
SEND ONE DOWN (Liam Selwyn)

Is there an angel waiting for wings?
Someone looking for a change?
Are there any leftovers in the bag of old souls?
There must be one who's dying to jump,
well I've got news for you.
You're gonna land in the lap of beauty.

We need you down here,
We need you now.
Mother please send one down for Jane.  (Mother Nature of course)
We need you down here,
We need you now.
Please send one down for Jane.

And were you here before was there anything,
That you left unsaid?
Do you want another chance to live again?
Is heaven's menu getting tired?
Is it all it's cracked up to be?
How about a taste of reality!

(Chorus)

Everybody!  (Angels go nuts)

(Chorus)

P.S.  They don't really care what colour or what size or what shape...
They just want someone to take care of.
I know it looks kind of bad down here sometimes, you know but we're getting better and better all the time.  (Hello?)
Is that you?
Are you here?
Anyway, I can't wait to meet you.
I gotta go now.
Amen.

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