[Hawaiian] Love
by Swifin Echoes
Afrobeats + Makossa + Coupé-Décalé
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Lyrics
[Intro – Warm Makossa Guitar, Rolling Bass, Handclaps] Oh-oh-oh... Eh-eh-eh... Oh-oh-oh... Yeah-yeah! Hoʻokahi ola! Hoʻokahi puʻuwai! Hoʻokahi aloha! Hey! Hey! E hele mai! He aloha kou? (E hāʻawi aku!) He aloha kou? (E kaʻana aku!) Oh-oh-oh... E hīmeni ka honua! [Opening Hook – Full Groove Drops] Aloha! Aloha! E hāʻawi aku! Aloha! Aloha! I kēlā me kēia lā! Aloha! Aloha! E ulu aʻe! Aloha! Aloha! E kahe aʻe! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! ʻOi aku ka hāʻawi, ʻOi aku ka ulu! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Aloha ka mālamalama A mākou e waiho ai! [Verse 1 – Bouncy Afrobeats, Melodic Makossa Bass] E ala me ka ʻakaʻaka, e hele kākou, He lā hou, he mālamalama hou. He manawa hou e hoʻopololei, He puʻuwai hou e hoʻopiha i ka mālamalama. He lokomaikaʻi iki, he mālama iki, He aloha e kaʻana like ai. He lima kōkua, he ʻōlelo ʻoluʻolu, Ka mele ʻoluʻolu loa i lohe ai. ʻAʻohe waiwai, ʻAʻohe kaulana. E hoʻololi i ke ola, E hoʻā i ka lapalapa. He manawa iki, He hana iki, E ulu i ka lā ʻapōpō Mai ka hua iki. [Pre-Chorus – Rising Harmonies, Call and Response] Hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike? (Ike i kēia manawa!) Hiki iā ʻoe ke kaʻana? (Hōʻike mai pehea!) Hiki iā ʻoe ke hāʻawi? (Hāʻawi i ka mea a pau!) Hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻāla Ka mea e hina ana? Hoʻokahi puʻuwai! Hoʻokahi paʻi! E ʻike i ka hula Ma kou wāwae! Hoʻokahi honua! Hoʻokahi mele! E kaʻana i ka aloha! [Chorus – Explosive, Full Dance Groove] Aloha! Aloha! E hāʻawi aku! Aloha! Aloha! I kēlā me kēia lā! Aloha! Aloha! E ulu aʻe! Aloha! Aloha! E kahe aʻe! Aloha no nā mea ola! Aloha no nā mea hala! Aloha no nā puʻuwai E lawe ana iā kākou! Aloha! Aloha! E hōʻike aʻe! ʻOi aku ka hāʻawi, ʻOi aku ka ulu! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! E hāʻawi aku! E hāʻawi aku! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Aloha ka makana ʻAʻole e mae! [Post-Chorus – Makossa Guitar Riff, Coupé-Décalé Percussion] Eh-eh! Aloha! Eh-eh! Aloha! Hāʻawi! Hāʻawi! E hāʻawi aku! Eh-eh! Aloha! Eh-eh! Aloha! E ola! E ola! I kēlā me kēia lā! Hey! Hey! E huli! Hey! Hey! E ʻike i ka kani! E nā kānaka, mai ka ʻaoʻao i ka ʻaoʻao! E ola ka aloha! [Verse 2 – Joyful, Rhythmic, Emotional] Ua aloha kekahi iā kākou i ka wā kahiko, Ua kanu i nā hua a mākou e ʻike ʻole ai. Ua hāʻawi kekahi i ka lima kōkua, Ua kōkua iā kākou e kūpaʻa. I kēia manawa, ʻo mākou ka manawa, E mālama i ka mālamalama iki. No nā keiki a pau, no nā moeʻuhane a pau, No nā puʻuwai a pau ʻaʻole e ʻike ʻia. E holo ana nā makahiki, e hoʻololi ana nā kau, Akā, e mau ana ka aloha a mākou e hāʻawi ai. A e hoʻāla i nā ʻuhane a pau E lawe ana i ka mālamalama ma hope o ko mākou ola. No laila, ʻoiai mākou e ʻaneʻi, e ʻakaʻaka a me ka hula, E hāʻawi i kēlā me kēia puʻuwai i kahi manawa hou. ʻOi aku ka maikaʻi o ka honua ke mālama kākou, A he mea hiki i nā mea a pau ke kaʻana i ka aloha! [Pre-Chorus – Call and Response] Hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike? (Ike i kēia manawa!) Hiki iā ʻoe ke kaʻana? (Hōʻike mai pehea!) Hiki iā ʻoe ke hāʻawi? (Hāʻawi i ka mea a pau!) Hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻāla Ka mea e hina ana? Hoʻokahi puʻuwai! Hoʻokahi paʻi! E ʻike i ka hula Ma kou wāwae! Hoʻokahi honua! Hoʻokahi mele! E kaʻana i ka aloha! [Chorus – Full Ensemble] Aloha! Aloha! E hāʻawi aku! Aloha! Aloha! I kēlā me kēia lā! Aloha! Aloha! E ulu aʻe! Aloha! Aloha! E kahe aʻe! Aloha no nā mea ola! Aloha no nā mea hala! Aloha no nā puʻuwai E lawe ana iā kākou! Aloha! Aloha! E hōʻike aʻe! ʻOi aku ka hāʻawi, ʻOi aku ka ulu! [Dance Break – Instrumental, Makossa Bass + Coupé-Décalé Drums] Eia! Eia! Eia! Eia! E hāʻawi mai i ke aloha! (E hāʻawi mai i ke aloha!) E hōʻike i ke aloha! (E hōʻike i ke aloha!) E ka hoʻololi! (E ka hoʻololi!) E hoʻomau i ka hana! (I nā lā a pau!) Kona! Kēia! E neʻe i kāu mau wāwae! Hā! Hā! E ʻike i ka beat! E hoʻololi! E ʻoluʻolu! O nā kānaka! E hoʻomaka i ke aloha! O-eh-o! O-eh-o! Aloha! Aloha! Aloha! O-eh-o! O-eh-o! E hāʻawi mai! [Bridge – Emotional Breakdown, Soft Piano, Warm Choir] I kekahi lā, ke pau kā mākou hula, Ke nānā aku ke koho i nā lā, Ke aloha i hāʻawi mākou e noho pū I nā puʻuwai i hoʻopili ʻia i ke ala. A me kekahi e ʻike ʻole mākou E loaʻa i ka ikaika e hoʻomau. No ka mea, he mea liʻiliʻi ke aloha i hāʻawi mākou I lilo i ka mālamalama i alakaʻi iā lākou i ka home. [Soft Solo Vocal] Inā ʻo ia ka mea e waiho aku nei, ke aloha, Potato e waiho aku i ka ao o ka mālamalama. [Choir Enters] O-oo-oo... E hoʻomaikaʻi... O-oo-oo... I nā manawa a pau... [Build-Up – Drums Return, Crowd Clapping] No laila e hāʻawi i kēia manawa! (E hāʻawi i kēia manawa!) Mai kali i ka lā e hiki mai! (ʻAʻole, ʻaʻole, ʻaʻole!) Aloha i kekahi! (Aloha i kekahi!) E hoʻololi i kēia lā! E hāʻawi i kēia manawa! (E hāʻawi i kēia manawa!) E ʻike ka honua! Ke ʻoi aku ka mea e hāʻawi! (Ke ʻoi aku ka mea e ulu!) Ke ʻoi aku ka mea e hāʻawi! (Ke ʻoi aku ka mea e ulu!) [Massive Dance Drop – Full Bass, Guitars, Percussion] ALOHA! ALOHA! ALOHA! ALOHA! E hāʻawi mai! ALOHA! ALOHA! ALOHA! ALOHA! I kēlā me kēia lā! Eia! Eia! E neʻe pū! E