Oh when I hear the strains of that sweet Alekoki And stealing from afar of guitar penei nō When Liliʻu ē makes you sway in the moonlight I know the reason why fair Hawaiʻi haunts you so The lovely blue of sky and the sapphire of ocean The flashing white of clouds and of waves foaming crest The many shades of green from the plain to the mountain With all the brightest hues of the rainbow we’re blest I hear the swish of rain as it sweeps down the valley I hear the song of wind as it sighs through the trees I hear the crash of waves on the rocks and the beaches I hear the hissing surf and the boom of the seas I love to dance and sing of the charms of Hawaiʻi And from a joyful heart sing “Aloha” to you In every note I’ll tell of the spell of my islands For then I know that you’ll be in love with them too For then I know that you’ll be in love with them too