Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Oceanica: Vol. XXXI. 1876–79. | | | | Appendix: Sandwich Islands | | Kamehameha Hymn | | King Kalakaua (1836–1891) |
| | Translated by H. L. Sheldon
HAWAII! sea-girt land! | |
| Strong for thy monarch stand; | |
| Sons of the ancient band, | |
| Stand for your King! | |
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| Hawaii’s true-born sons, | 5 |
| Cherish the high-born ones,— | |
| From old their lineage runs,— | |
| Guard the young chiefs! | |
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| Hawaii! young and brave, | |
| Thine ’t is thyself to save! | 10 |
| Hopeful thy banner wave— | |
| Upward, and on! | |
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| O Thou who reign’st above, | |
| Father of might and love! | |
| Grant that thy peaceful dove | 15 |
| Brood o’er our land. | | | | |
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