Ulili ë (ahahana ‘ulili ehehene ‘ulili ahahana) 
‘Ulili ho‘i (ehehene ‘ulili ahahana ‘ulili ehehene) 
‘Ulili holoholo kahakai ë 
O ia kai ua lana mälie 

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

Hone ana ko leo kölea ë 
Pehea ‘o Kahiki? Maika‘i nö 
‘O ia ‘äina ‘uluwehiwehi 
I [bad word] pü ‘ia me ke onaona 

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[english]

The sandpiper 
The sandpiper returns  [bad word] along the beach 
Where the sea is peaceful and calm 

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