Mana Stay by Mecha Kumu [Intro] Eh, aloha mai. This not jus’ talk—this deep kine, yeah? Mana no just some force—it’s life, it’s kuleana, it’s breath. If you live pono, da mana grow. If you no, pau ka mea. Let me tell you how dis ting flow. (Verse 1 – What is Mana) Mana stay all ova, no stay in one place, In da mountain top, da sea foam face. In da hula hips, da pahu beat, In da quiet space where da ancestors meet. He ʻano mana kēia, ka mea hūnā, Hoʻopili ʻia me ke ao, ka honua. It’s da spirit that tie us—past and now, From da moʻolelo time, we still learn how. Not static, brah, this ting move fast, If you pono, it grow—if not, no last. Like wai in da river, always in flow, Mana come and go based on how you show. (Chorus – English & Hawaiian) Mana stay, i loko o ke kino, Ke aloha, ka pono, ka manaʻo hāʻoho. Flow from ke akua, down to da ʻāina, If you walk wit aloha, then you find 'um. Mana stay, in da way you chant, In da way you live, in da words you plant. He makana kēia, no ke kanaka pono, So mālama, mālama, or you lose that hono. (Verse 2 – How You Get Mana) Born from aliʻi? Shoots, you get da base, But how you live still show your place. You build mana when you feed your crew, When you hold da kapu, when you stay true. Hiki ke loaʻa ke mana ma ke ʻano kūpono, Ma ka hana pono, a me ka hoʻolohe kūpuna. No steal, no lie, no take mo’ den need, You cultivate mana when you plant da seed. Mana not loud—stay in da skill, Da hand dat shape wood, da mind dat chill. You win battles? Chee, you gain some too, But if you get haʻahaʻa, mana double fo’ you. (Bridge – Hawaiian Verse) ʻO ka mana, he kaha, he ʻaumakua, Hoʻopili ʻia i ka moʻokūʻauhau aliʻi, ʻAʻole ia i kūʻai ʻia, ʻaʻole hoʻi i kūʻai aku, He hoʻoilina, he hana, he kuleana o ke kanaka. Kapu ka ʻāina, he wahi pana, E mālama ʻoe i nā mea kahiko, Mai hoʻohilahila i nā kūpuna, I waiho wale ka mana i waho. (Verse 3 – Loss of Mana / Responsibility) But you act pilau, lie, cheat, or shame, Mana get scared—run from yo’ name. Disrespect da kupuna, gods, or ground, Mana fade out—don’t stick around. Even da aliʻi, if no lead good, Lose mana fast—even if da blood. So be like da koa tree, strong and kind, With da roots deep and da open mind. ʻAʻole i paʻa ke kuleana i ka inoa wale nō, Pono ʻoe e hana, ʻaʻole e hūhū. He poʻe hewa, nalowale ka mana, E hoʻi i ka pono, e hoʻi i ka mana. (Chorus – English & Hawaiian Extended) Mana stay, like da moonlight clear, In da tears of da rain, in da ancestor near. I ka ʻōlelo noʻeau, i ka hana ʻoi aku, It’s da way you give back—not da way you stack up. Mana stay, i ka leo, i ka hula, Ma ke kiʻi ʻana i ka ʻike kahiko. So be paʻa, be pono, be pilina, Cuz mana stay only wit da aloha ʻāina. (Outro – Whisper & Chant Style) Hoʻolohe. Hoʻomanaʻo. E noho me ka haʻahaʻa, A e mālama i ka mana. Mana nō ke ola, Mana nō ke akua, Mana nō ka ʻāina. Mana nō ʻoe— Inā pono ʻoe.
