Lyrics Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – ‘Ulili E

Hone ana ko leo e ‘ulili ē
O kahi manu noho ‘ae kai
Kia’i ma ka lae a’o kekaha
‘O ia kai ua lana mālie

‘Ulili ē
‘Ulili ho’i
‘Ulili holoholo kahakai ē
O ia kai ua lana mālie

Hone ana ko leo kōlea ē
Pehea ‘o Kahiki? Maika’i nō
‘O ia ‘āina ‘uluwehiwehi
I hui pū ‘ia me ke onaona

‘Ulili ē
‘Ulili ho’i
‘Ulili holoholo kahakai ē
O ia kai ua lana mālie

English:

The voice of the sandpiper is soft and sweet
Little bird who lives by the sea
Ever watchful on the beaches
Where the sea is calm

The sandpiper
The sandpiper returns
Sandpiper runs along the beach
Where the sea is peaceful and calm

The voice of the ‘ulili is soft and sweet
How are you, stranger? Very well
You grace our land
Where the sea is always calm

The sandpiper