[Hawaiian] Unloopa
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# 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.)*