Hawaiʻi ponoʻī
Hawaiʻi ponoʻī is the title of today's state anthem of the US state of Hawaii and was previously the Hawaiian national anthem .
The text was written by King David Kalākaua in 1874 , the music of the hymn was composed by his royal conductor Heinrich Berger and varies the melody of the Prussian folk anthem Heil dir in the wreath .
Hawaiʻi ponoʻī,
Hawaiian | English | German |
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Hawaiʻi ponoʻī, |
Hawaiʻi's own true sons, |
Hawaii's own and true sons, |
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- ↑ The melody was based on the Prussian hymn originally titled "Heil Dir Im Siegerkranz". Hawaiʻi ponoʻī . Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved June 2, 2018.