t = line translation, not sung. [Intro – Hawaiian folk + soft EDM pads, hanu o ke kai, subtle sub-bass] E kuʻu kai aloha e, e hā mai i ka naʻau. t: O beloved sea, breathe into our hearts. Nā mano kūpuna, e kiaʻi i kou poʻe. t: Ancestral sharks, guard your people. [Verse 1 – gentle folk with light EDM percussion] Ke kai hāwanawana i nā moʻolelo kahiko, t: The sea whispers the ancient stories, Nā leo kūpuna e kani ma ka makani pā. t: The voices of ancestors ring in the returning wind. ʻO ka nalu e hoʻi mai me nā ʻike i nalowale, t: The wave comes back carrying the knowledge once lost. E paʻa ai ka naʻau i ko lākou aʻo paʻa loa. t: So the heart may hold fast to their deepest teachings. [Chorus – rising EDM build-up] Mano ʻaumākua — e piʻi mai i ka hohonu, t: Guardian sharks — rise from the deep, E hāpai i ko mākou inoa ma lalo o ka pouli. t: Lift our name from beneath the darkness. Mano ʻaumākua — e kiaʻi i ke ala hele, t: Guardian sharks — protect our path, Aia nō ʻoukou i ka mālamalama o ka puka ʻana o ka lā. t: For you are in the light of the rising sun. [Verse 2 – stronger beat] Ke hoʻi ke kino i ka paʻakai o ka honua, t: The body returns to the salt of the earth, Ke holo ka ʻuhane i ke ala o nā kūpuna. t: While the spirit travels the path of the ancestors. I kekahi manawa lilo i mano ke kino ʻuhane, t: At times the spirit becomes a shark, E hoʻi mai ana e mālama hohonu i ka ʻohana i koe. t: Returning to watch over the family left behind. [Chorus – fuller lift] Mano ʻaumākua — e piʻi mai i ka hohonu, t: Guardian sharks — rise from the deep, E hāpai i ko mākou inoa ma lalo o ka pouli. t: Lift our name from beneath the darkness. Mano ʻaumākua — e kiaʻi i ke ala hele, t: Guard our path, Aia nō ʻoukou i ka mālamalama o ka puka ʻana o ka lā. t: For you stand in the dawn’s light. [Verse 3 – EDM pulse + folk blend] E kāhea mai ka moʻokūʻauhau i nā nalu e ʻehaʻi, t: Our ancestry calls out through the breaking waves, E ʻōlelo mai ka mano i nā aʻo o ka wā kahiko. t: The shark speaks the teachings of the ancient time. ʻO ko lākou kuleana he kiaʻi, ʻaʻole he mea weliweli, t: Their duty is guardianship, not fear, He aloha kapu ka mea e paʻa ai ke kai a me ke kanaka. t: A sacred love binding the sea and the people. [Chant Bridge – reverent with EDM breakdown] E mālama i ke kai, he kapu nō ia. t: Care for the sea, for it is sacred. E mālama ka ʻohana, e ola ka lāhui. t: Care for the family, that the nation may live. E kū mau ke kuleana, mai nalowale ka pono. t: Stand firm in responsibility; let righteousness not fade. [Final Chorus – biggest swell] Mano ʻaumākua — e piʻi mai i ka hohonu, t: Guardian sharks — rise from the deep, E hāpai i ko mākou inoa ma lalo o ka pouli. t: Lift our name from beneath the darkness. Mano ʻaumākua — e kiaʻi i ke ala hele, t: Guard our path, Aia nō ʻoukou i ka mālamalama o ka puka ʻana o ka lā. t: For you stand in the first light of day. [Outro – tide fade] Mano ʻaumākua… e kiaʻi mau. t: Guardian sharks… watch over us always.
