Hawaii ponoi
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Hawaii Ponoī is the state song and former national anthem
of Hawaii
. The words were written in 1874 by King David Kalākaua with music composed by Captain Henri Berger
, then the king's royal bandmaster. Hawaii Ponoī was one of the national anthems of the Republic of Hawaii
and the Kingdom of Hawaii
, having replaced Liliuokalani's compostition He Mele Lahui Hawaii
. It was the adopted song of the Territory of Hawaii
before becoming the state symbol by an act of the Hawaii State Legislature in 1967. The melody is reminiscent of God Save the Queen
and the Prussian Hymne, Heil dir im Siegerkranz
.
In the Hawaiian language
, Hawaii ponoī means "Hawaii's own".
Hawaii Ponoī is the state song and former national anthem
of Hawaii
. The words were written in 1874 by King David Kalākaua with music composed by Captain Henri Berger
, then the king's royal bandmaster. Hawaii Ponoī was one of the national anthems of the Republic of Hawaii
and the Kingdom of Hawaii
, having replaced Liliuokalani's compostition He Mele Lahui Hawaii
. It was the adopted song of the Territory of Hawaii
before becoming the state symbol by an act of the Hawaii State Legislature in 1967. The melody is reminiscent of God Save the Queen
and the Prussian Hymne, Heil dir im Siegerkranz
.
In the Hawaiian language
, Hawaii ponoī means "Hawaii's own".
Hawaii Ponoī is the state song and former national anthem
of Hawaii
. The words were written in 1874 by King David Kalākaua with music composed by Captain Henri Berger
, then the king's royal bandmaster. Hawaii Ponoī was one of the national anthems of the Republic of Hawaii
and the Kingdom of Hawaii
, having replaced Liliuokalani's compostition He Mele Lahui Hawaii
. It was the adopted song of the Territory of Hawaii
before becoming the state symbol by an act of the Hawaii State Legislature in 1967. The melody is reminiscent of God Save the Queen
and the Prussian Hymne, Heil dir im Siegerkranz
.
In the Hawaiian language
, Hawaii ponoī means "Hawaii's own".
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National anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
of Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. The words were written in 1874 by King David Kalākaua with music composed by Captain Henri Berger
Henri Berger
Henry or Henri Berger was a Prussian Kapellmeister composer and royal bandmaster of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1872 to his death....
, then the king's royal bandmaster. Hawaii Ponoī was one of the national anthems of the Republic of Hawaii
Republic of Hawaii
The Republic of Hawaii was the formal name of the government that controlled Hawaii from 1894 to 1898 when it was run as a republic. The republic period occurred between the administration of the Provisional Government of Hawaii which ended on July 4, 1894 and the adoption of the Newlands...
and the Kingdom of Hawaii
Kingdom of Hawaii
The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lānai, Kauai and Niihau by the chiefdom of Hawaii into one unified government...
, having replaced Liliuokalani's compostition He Mele Lahui Hawaii
He Mele Lahui Hawaii
He Mele Lāhui Hawaii was composed in November 1866 at the request of Kamehameha V, who wanted a national anthem to replace the British anthem God Save the King. It replaced Lunalilo's composition E Ola Ke Alii Ke Akua as the national anthem...
. It was the adopted song of the Territory of Hawaii
Territory of Hawaii
The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 7, 1898, until August 21, 1959, when its territory, with the exception of Johnston Atoll, was admitted to the Union as the fiftieth U.S. state, the State of Hawaii.The U.S...
before becoming the state symbol by an act of the Hawaii State Legislature in 1967. The melody is reminiscent of God Save the Queen
God Save the Queen
"God Save the Queen" is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realms and British Crown Dependencies. The words of the song, like its title, are adapted to the gender of the current monarch, with "King" replacing "Queen", "he" replacing "she", and so forth, when a king reigns...
and the Prussian Hymne, Heil dir im Siegerkranz
Heil dir im Siegerkranz
"Heil dir im Siegerkranz" was from 1871 to 1918 the unofficial national anthem of the German Empire. Previously, it had been the anthem of Prussia, the melody of the hymn derived from the British anthem "God Save the Queen". For these reasons, the song failed to become popular within all of Germany...
.
In the Hawaiian language
Hawaiian language
The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii...
, Hawaii ponoī means "Hawaii's own".
Hawaii Ponoī
| Hawaiian Hawaiian language The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii... | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
| Hawaii ponoī, | Hawaii's own true sons, |
| Nānā i kou moī, | Be loyal to your king, |
| Kalani alii, | Your country's liege and lord |
| Ke alii. | The chief. |
| Hawaii ponoī, | Hawaii's own true sons, |
| Nānā i nā alii, | Look to your chiefs, |
| Nā pua muli kou, | The children after you, |
| Nā pōkii. | The young. |
| Hawaii ponoī, | Hawaii's own true sons, |
| E ka lahui ē, | People of loyal heart, |
| O kāu hana nui | The only duty lies |
| E ui ē. | List and abide. |
| Hui: | Chorus: |
| Makua lani ē, | Father above us all, |
| Kamehameha ē, | Kamehameha Kamehameha I Kamehameha I , also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810. By developing alliances with the major Pacific colonial powers, Kamehameha preserved Hawaii's independence under his rule... e, |
| Na kaua e pale, | Who guarded in the war, |
| Me ka ihe. | With his spear. |
Resources
- Huapala ~ Hawaiian Music and Hula Archives ~ recording of melody available at website
Hawaii Ponoī is the state song and former national anthem
National anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
of Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. The words were written in 1874 by King David Kalākaua with music composed by Captain Henri Berger
Henri Berger
Henry or Henri Berger was a Prussian Kapellmeister composer and royal bandmaster of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1872 to his death....
, then the king's royal bandmaster. Hawaii Ponoī was one of the national anthems of the Republic of Hawaii
Republic of Hawaii
The Republic of Hawaii was the formal name of the government that controlled Hawaii from 1894 to 1898 when it was run as a republic. The republic period occurred between the administration of the Provisional Government of Hawaii which ended on July 4, 1894 and the adoption of the Newlands...
and the Kingdom of Hawaii
Kingdom of Hawaii
The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lānai, Kauai and Niihau by the chiefdom of Hawaii into one unified government...
, having replaced Liliuokalani's compostition He Mele Lahui Hawaii
He Mele Lahui Hawaii
He Mele Lāhui Hawaii was composed in November 1866 at the request of Kamehameha V, who wanted a national anthem to replace the British anthem God Save the King. It replaced Lunalilo's composition E Ola Ke Alii Ke Akua as the national anthem...
. It was the adopted song of the Territory of Hawaii
Territory of Hawaii
The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 7, 1898, until August 21, 1959, when its territory, with the exception of Johnston Atoll, was admitted to the Union as the fiftieth U.S. state, the State of Hawaii.The U.S...
before becoming the state symbol by an act of the Hawaii State Legislature in 1967. The melody is reminiscent of God Save the Queen
God Save the Queen
"God Save the Queen" is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realms and British Crown Dependencies. The words of the song, like its title, are adapted to the gender of the current monarch, with "King" replacing "Queen", "he" replacing "she", and so forth, when a king reigns...
and the Prussian Hymne, Heil dir im Siegerkranz
Heil dir im Siegerkranz
"Heil dir im Siegerkranz" was from 1871 to 1918 the unofficial national anthem of the German Empire. Previously, it had been the anthem of Prussia, the melody of the hymn derived from the British anthem "God Save the Queen". For these reasons, the song failed to become popular within all of Germany...
.
In the Hawaiian language
Hawaiian language
The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii...
, Hawaii ponoī means "Hawaii's own".
Hawaii Ponoī
| Hawaiian Hawaiian language The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii... | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
| Hawaii ponoī, | Hawaii's own true sons, |
| Nānā i kou moī, | Be loyal to your king, |
| Kalani alii, | Your country's liege and lord |
| Ke alii. | The chief. |
| Hawaii ponoī, | Hawaii's own true sons, |
| Nānā i nā alii, | Look to your chiefs, |
| Nā pua muli kou, | The children after you, |
| Nā pōkii. | The young. |
| Hawaii ponoī, | Hawaii's own true sons, |
| E ka lahui ē, | People of loyal heart, |
| O kāu hana nui | The only duty lies |
| E ui ē. | List and abide. |
| Hui: | Chorus: |
| Makua lani ē, | Father above us all, |
| Kamehameha ē, | Kamehameha Kamehameha I Kamehameha I , also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810. By developing alliances with the major Pacific colonial powers, Kamehameha preserved Hawaii's independence under his rule... e, |
| Na kaua e pale, | Who guarded in the war, |
| Me ka ihe. | With his spear. |
Resources
- Huapala ~ Hawaiian Music and Hula Archives ~ recording of melody available at website
Hawaii Ponoī is the state song and former national anthem
National anthem
A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that evokes and eulogizes the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nation's government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people.- History :Anthems rose to prominence...
of Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. The words were written in 1874 by King David Kalākaua with music composed by Captain Henri Berger
Henri Berger
Henry or Henri Berger was a Prussian Kapellmeister composer and royal bandmaster of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1872 to his death....
, then the king's royal bandmaster. Hawaii Ponoī was one of the national anthems of the Republic of Hawaii
Republic of Hawaii
The Republic of Hawaii was the formal name of the government that controlled Hawaii from 1894 to 1898 when it was run as a republic. The republic period occurred between the administration of the Provisional Government of Hawaii which ended on July 4, 1894 and the adoption of the Newlands...
and the Kingdom of Hawaii
Kingdom of Hawaii
The Kingdom of Hawaii was established during the years 1795 to 1810 with the subjugation of the smaller independent chiefdoms of Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lānai, Kauai and Niihau by the chiefdom of Hawaii into one unified government...
, having replaced Liliuokalani's compostition He Mele Lahui Hawaii
He Mele Lahui Hawaii
He Mele Lāhui Hawaii was composed in November 1866 at the request of Kamehameha V, who wanted a national anthem to replace the British anthem God Save the King. It replaced Lunalilo's composition E Ola Ke Alii Ke Akua as the national anthem...
. It was the adopted song of the Territory of Hawaii
Territory of Hawaii
The Territory of Hawaii or Hawaii Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 7, 1898, until August 21, 1959, when its territory, with the exception of Johnston Atoll, was admitted to the Union as the fiftieth U.S. state, the State of Hawaii.The U.S...
before becoming the state symbol by an act of the Hawaii State Legislature in 1967. The melody is reminiscent of God Save the Queen
God Save the Queen
"God Save the Queen" is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realms and British Crown Dependencies. The words of the song, like its title, are adapted to the gender of the current monarch, with "King" replacing "Queen", "he" replacing "she", and so forth, when a king reigns...
and the Prussian Hymne, Heil dir im Siegerkranz
Heil dir im Siegerkranz
"Heil dir im Siegerkranz" was from 1871 to 1918 the unofficial national anthem of the German Empire. Previously, it had been the anthem of Prussia, the melody of the hymn derived from the British anthem "God Save the Queen". For these reasons, the song failed to become popular within all of Germany...
.
In the Hawaiian language
Hawaiian language
The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii...
, Hawaii ponoī means "Hawaii's own".
Hawaii Ponoī
| Hawaiian Hawaiian language The Hawaiian language is a Polynesian language that takes its name from Hawaii, the largest island in the tropical North Pacific archipelago where it developed. Hawaiian, along with English, is an official language of the state of Hawaii... | English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria... |
| Hawaii ponoī, | Hawaii's own true sons, |
| Nānā i kou moī, | Be loyal to your king, |
| Kalani alii, | Your country's liege and lord |
| Ke alii. | The chief. |
| Hawaii ponoī, | Hawaii's own true sons, |
| Nānā i nā alii, | Look to your chiefs, |
| Nā pua muli kou, | The children after you, |
| Nā pōkii. | The young. |
| Hawaii ponoī, | Hawaii's own true sons, |
| E ka lahui ē, | People of loyal heart, |
| O kāu hana nui | The only duty lies |
| E ui ē. | List and abide. |
| Hui: | Chorus: |
| Makua lani ē, | Father above us all, |
| Kamehameha ē, | Kamehameha Kamehameha I Kamehameha I , also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1810. By developing alliances with the major Pacific colonial powers, Kamehameha preserved Hawaii's independence under his rule... e, |
| Na kaua e pale, | Who guarded in the war, |
| Me ka ihe. | With his spear. |
Resources
- Huapala ~ Hawaiian Music and Hula Archives ~ recording of melody available at website
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