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(Redirected from E Ola Ke Alii Ke Akua) National anthem of the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1860 to 1866
E Ola Ke Aliʻi Ke Akua
English: God Save the King
National anthem of the Kingdom of Hawaii
LyricsLunalilo
MusicSame as God Save the King
Adopted1860
Relinquished1866
Audio sample
Lunalilo wrote the lyrics for Hawaiʻi's first national anthem.

"E Ola Ke Aliʻi Ke Akua" ('God Save the King') was one of the four national anthems of the Hawaiian Kingdom. It was composed in 1860 by then 25-year-old Prince William Charles Lunalilo, who later became King Lunalilo. Prior to 1860, Hawai‘i lacked its own national anthem and had used the British royal anthem "God Save the King". A contest was sponsored in 1860 by Kamehameha IV, who wanted a song with Hawaiian lyrics set to the tune of the British anthem. The winning entry was written by Lunalilo and was reputed to have been written in 20 minutes. Lunalilo was awarded 10 dollars which he later donated to the Queen's Hospital. His composition became Hawaiʻi's first national anthem. It remained Hawaiʻi's national anthem for 6 years until 1866, when it was replaced by Queen Liliʻuokalani's composition "He Mele Lāhui Hawaiʻi".

"E Ola Ke Aliʻi Ke Akua"

Ke Akua Mana Mau
Hoʻomaikaʻi, pōmaikaʻi
I ka mōʻī
Kou lima mana mau
Mālama kiaʻi mai
Ko mākou nei mōʻī
Ē ola ē

Ka inoa kamahaʻo
Lei nani o mākou
Ē ola ē
Kou ʻēheu uhi mai
Pale nā ʻino e
Kā mākou pule no
Ē ola ē

I mua ou mākou
Ke aliʻi o nā Aliʻi
E aloha mai
E mau ke ea ē
ʻO ke aupuni nei
E ola mau mākou
Me ka mōʻī

Eternal, mighty God
Bless us from your bright abode
Our sovereign king
May your all powerful arm
Ward from our sire all harm
Let no vile foe alarm
Long may he reign

Royal distinguished name
Our beauteous diadem
Long life be yours
Thy wing spread over our land
From every foe defend
To you our prayers ascend
Long live our king

Before Thee
King of Kings
Of Whom all nature sings
Our prayer we bring
Oh let our kingdom live
Life, peace and union give
Let all Thy care receive
Bless Thou our king

References

  1. "William Charles Lunalilo". HawaiiHistory.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  2. "Hawaiian National Hymn". The Friend. March 2, 1874. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  3. Smith, Emmerson C. (1956). "The History of Musical Development in Hawaii". Sixty-Fourth Annual Report of the Hawaiian Historical Society for the Year 1955. Honolulu: Hawaiian Historical Society: 5–13. hdl:10524/59.
  4. English version by Makua Laiana. "E Ola Ke Ali'i Ke Akua". Hawaiian Music and Hula Archives. Kaiulani Kanoa-Martin. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
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1860–1866 		Succeeded byHe Mele Lahui Hawaii
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