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[Hawaiian] Unloopa

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# UNLOOPA
*Ho‘opau i ka pō‘ai. Loli i ke kani.*

**[INTRO — Ku‘i wāwae, Pā lima, Mele pahu hohonu Hawai‘i]**

*(Ku‘i wāwae kaapuni. Ho‘omaka ka pahu.)*

Pō‘ai e kaapuni,
Ka ‘āina kahiko.

Mo‘olelo kahiko,
Kani kahiko.

Akā kēia pō—

E loli ke kani!

Hei! Hei!

UNLOOPA!

**[CHORUS — Pahu hale holo‘oko‘a]**

Ho‘opau, UNLOOPA!
Wāwahi i ka pō‘ai, ne‘e i kou wāwae!

E kahea, UNLOOPA!
Kuhikuhi hou, kani hou!

Hele i waho!
Huli a puni!

Ku‘i i ka honua me kou wāwae!

Ho‘opau, UNLOOPA!
Loli kākou i ke kani i kēia manawa!

**[VERSE 1 — Mele ho‘oweliweli, Kīkā le‘ale‘a]**

Ka‘ina ke kālā o Mama
Ma ke puka aniani i ka pō.
Kela kakahiaka he pila hou
He mauna hou e pi‘i ai.

Ke a‘o hou nei ‘o ia,
Loa‘a ka hana e kūʻai aku ai.
Ho‘okahi mea kūʻai hou, ho‘okahi pilina hou,
He koho hou e hiki ai iā ia ke hana.

Ke ho‘olālā nei ka mahi‘ai ma ke ala,
Pehea e lawe ai i nā hua‘ai i ke kūlanakauhale.
Loa‘a i ka mea hoʻolālā hou ka mea kūʻai
Ma waho o ka noho‘ana.

He mau mo‘olelo e holo nei,
‘A‘ole ia he ‘ōlelo ho‘ohiki o ka waiwai.
Akā, ke huaka‘i ka manawa,
Loa‘a nā manawa hou.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Nā leo wahine e pi‘i ana]**

Ua ‘ōlelo lākou, “Penei mau nō.”
Ua ‘ōlelo mākou, “E loli paha?”

E ne‘e i waho o ka pō‘ai,
E ‘imi i ala hou!

E ‘ike i ka lina e ikaika ana,
E lohe i nā pahu ma lalo o kou wāwae.

Ke loli ka ne‘e ‘ana,
E loli ke kani!

**[CHORUS — Pahu hale holo‘oko‘a]**

Ho‘opau, UNLOOPA!
Wāwahi i ka pō‘ai, ne‘e i kou wāwae!

E kahea, UNLOOPA!
Kuhikuhi hou, kani hou!

Hele i waho!
Huli a puni!

Ku‘i i ka honua me kou wāwae!

Ho‘opau, UNLOOPA!
Loli kākou i ke kani i kēia manawa!

**[POST-CHORUS — Kani hulahula]**

Pō‘ai! Pō‘ai!
Hā‘ule i lalo!

Hele i waho!
Ala hou!

Hei! Hei!
Ne‘e i kēlā ala!

UNLOOPA!
Loli i ke kani i kēia lā!

**[VERSE 2 — Leo wahine, Pahu ho‘oholo]**

He ‘ike iki e ho‘ololi,
He mālama iki e ho‘omaka.
He hilina‘i iki e kūkulu i ka hana,
He koa iki e ho‘one‘e i ka na‘au.

Mai ka ‘āina li‘ili‘i a i ke kūlanakauhale,
Mai nā mauna a i ke kahakai,
He honua o ka ‘ike e kali ana
No nā manawa i makemake nui ‘ia.

Ho‘ohui ‘o Sweefin i nā kānaka a me nā uku,
Kōkua i nā ʻoihana e komo.
Nā ala hou e mālama, e hoʻololi, a e kūʻai
E hiki ai i ka moe‘uhane hou ke ho‘omaka.

‘A‘ole ala ‘ana i ka waiwai,
‘A‘ole ho‘okahi pane no kākou a pau.
Akā, me ka hui pū, e ho‘olōkea
I nā manawa ma waho o ka pā.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Nā leo o ka hui e kūkulu ana]**

Ua ‘ōlelo lākou, “Penei mau nō.”
Ua ‘ōlelo mākou, “E loli paha?”

E ne‘e i waho o ka pō‘ai,
E ‘imi i ala hou!

E ‘ike i ka lina e ikaika ana,
E lohe i nā pahu ma lalo o kou wāwae.

Ke loli ka ne‘e ‘ana,
E loli ke kani!

**[CHORUS — Pahu hale ho‘ohau‘oli]**

Ho‘opau, UNLOOPA!
Wāwahi i ka pō‘ai, ne‘e i kou wāwae!

E kahea, UNLOOPA!
Kuhikuhi hou, kani hou!

Hele i waho!
Huli a puni!

Ku‘i i ka honua me kou wāwae!

Ho‘opau, UNLOOPA!
Loli kākou i ke kani i kēia manawa!

**[BRIDGE — Piano, Children's Choir, Slow Handclaps]**

Aʻole e makemake au i koʻu keiki e lawe  
I nā kuleana a pau, e like me nā mea i ʻike au.  

Makemake au i nā puka, aʻohe e hiki iaʻu,  
E wehe i nā puka, ke hele lākou.  

E noho ana nā haʻawina a kā mākou makua,  
E noho ana ka naʻau o nā māmā,  

E kūkulu i ke ao e loaʻa i nā hana,  
I hoʻokomo ʻia ʻoi aku i nā mea ʻē aʻe.  

*(Silence. One heartbeat.)*  

**[SPOKEN BUILD — Female Lead]**

He aha ke ʻano inā e kū ka hana me mākou?  

He aha inā e hoʻololi ka ʻanuʻu i nā mea a pau?  

*(A single drumbeat.)*  

Mai hele i ke alanui.  

E hoʻokuʻu i nā pā!  

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: E hele ana mākou i ke ala hou?  
Crowd: ʻAʻole! ʻAʻole!  

Lead: E hoʻololi ana mākou i ke ala?  
Crowd: E hele! E hele!  

Lead: O wai e komo i kēia hana?  
Crowd: ʻO nā mea a pau!  

Lead: E nānā mai i ka hana!  

*(Bass builds)*  

ʻAka! ʻAka!  
Kū ʻiʻo!  

O nā wā!  
Huli i ka ʻāina!  

Kū! Kū!  
Pā! Pā!  

UNLOOPA!  
ʻAʻole hoʻi i ke alanui!  

*(Massive bass drop — extended instrumental dance break)*  

**[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]**

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!  
Kākuʻi i kēlā a me kēia, e neʻe i nā wā!  

O-ya, UNLOOPA!  
Hoʻololi i ke ala, ʻike hou!  

E hoʻokuʻu!  
Huli i ka ʻāina!  

Kū i nā wā ma lalo!  

Un-loop, UNLOOPA!  
E hoʻololi i ke kani i kēia manawa!  

**[OUTRO — Highlife Guitar, Crowd Chant]**

ʻAka a me nā ʻākau—  
ʻAʻole hou aku!  

O nā wā ʻelua  
I waho o ka puka.  

Mai ʻAfrica a i ke ao,  
E hoʻokuʻu i ke kani hou.  

E hoʻokomo pū ana mākou,  
A me nā mea e ulu pū.  

Un-loop!  
UNLOOPA!  

Kākuʻi i ke alanui.  
Hoʻololi i ke kani.  

*(Final thunderous drum hit.)*