Hone ana ko leo e 'ulili ē O kahi manu noho 'ae kai Kia'i ma ka lae a'o kekaha 'O ia kai ua lana mālie 'Ulili ē 'Ulili ho'i 'Ulili holoholo kahakai ē O ia kai ua lana mālie Hone ana ko leo kōlea ē Pehea 'o Kahiki? Maika'i nō 'O ia 'āina 'uluwehiwehi I hui pū 'ia me ke onaona 'Ulili ē 'Ulili ho'i 'Ulili holoholo kahakai ē O ia kai ua lana mālie [English:] The voice of the sandpiper is soft and sweet Little bird who lives by the sea Ever watchful on the beaches Where the sea is calm The sandpiper The sandpiper returns Sandpiper runs along the beach Where the sea is peaceful and calm The voice of the 'ulili is soft and sweet How are you, stranger? Very well You grace our land Where the sea is always calm The sandpiper The sandpiper returns Sandpiper runs along the beach Where the sea is peaceful and calm