"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 Britishroyal 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.[1][2][3] It remained Hawaiʻi's national anthem for 6 years until 1866, when it was replaced by Queen Liliʻuokalani's composition "He Mele Lāhui Hawaiʻi".
Lunalilo wrote the lyrics for Hawaiʻi's first national anthem.
"E Ola Ke Aliʻi Ke Akua"Edit
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[4]
ReferencesEdit
^"William Charles Lunalilo". HawaiiHistory.org. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
^"Hawaiian National Hymn". The Friend. March 2, 1874. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
^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.
^English version by Makua Laiana. . Hawaiian Music and Hula Archives. Kaiulani Kanoa-Martin. Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
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