al
and esthetic advancement.

Another quality of the Hawaiian character which reenforces
this tendency is their spirit of communal sympathy. That is
but another way of saying that they need the stimulus of the
crowd, as well as of the occasion, even to make them keep
step to the rhythm of their own music. In all of these points
they are but an epitome of humanity.

Before closing this special subject, the treatment of which
has grown to an unexpected length, the author feels
constrained to add one more illustration of Hawaii's musical
productions. The Hawaiian national hymn on its poetical side
may be called the last appeal of royalty to the nation's
feeling of race-pride. The music, though by a foreigner, is
well suited to the words and is colored by the environment in
which the composer has spent the best years of his life. The
whole production seems well fitted to serve as the clarion of
a people that need every help which art and imagination can
offer.

XIV--Hawaii Ponoi
Words by King KALAKAUA
Composed by H. BERGER
[Music:]

[Illustration: PU (TRITON TRITONIS)
BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY
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_HAWAI'I PONOI_

1. Hawai'i ponoi,
Nana i kou Moi,
Ka lani Ali'i,
Ke Ali'i.

_Refrain_:

Makua lani, e,
Kamehameha, e,
Na kaua e pale,
Me ka ihe.

2. Hawai'i ponoi,
Nana i na 'li'i,
Na pua muli kou,
Na poki'i.

_Refrain_:

3. Hawai'i ponoi
E ka lahui, e,
O kau hana nui
E ui, e.

_Refrain_.

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[Translation]

_Hawaii Ponoi_

1. Hawaii's very own,
Look to your sovran Lord,
Your chief that's heaven-born,
Who is your King.

_Ref