[Verse 1] [A cappella solo male voice] Kāua i ka huahuaʻi E ʻuhene kāua i ka waonhele E hāwanawana i ke kulu aupuni E hoʻolono i ka leo o ka manu [Chorus] [Low sub-bass Mongolian throat drone overtone begins] [Layered polyphonic choral harmonies] A hāʻule ka ua i ka lani E hoʻomāhuahua i ka ʻoliʻoli Haliʻaliʻa mai ka haliʻa O ka wā i hala e pili pū ai [Verse 2] [Rhythmic staccato chanting vocal rhythm] Lohe hoʻi, ke kāhea mai nei nā pahu E nānā, ke kū nei mākou me ka ikaika ʻO au a me koʻu poʻe, he hui piha E kū lōkahi mākou, ʻaʻole e hāʻule [Translating] Feel that, that's the war drums calling for you [Yo-de-lay-ee-hoo!] Oh can't you see we stand strong and tall [Ay-oh-lee-oo-la-ti!] Me and all of my kind, a full crew [Ho-le-ee-ti-ho!] Together we stand united and will not fall [Yo-de-lay-ee-hoo-ti-oh!] [Outro] [Deep Kargyraa throat drone layered with fast falsetto yodeling] [Vocal beatbox breakdown: boots-and-cats-and-buh-tsh-buh] [Fast rhythmic throat-singing beatbox fusion] [Sharp breath out] [Sudden stop]
