'ulili e

hone ana ko leo e 'ulili e

o kahi manu noho 'ae kai

kia'i ma ka lae a'o kekaha

'o ia kai ua lana malie

'ulili e

'ulili ho'i

'ulili holoholo kahakai e

o ia kai ua lana malie

hone ana ko leo kolea e

pehea 'o kahiki? maika'i no

'o ia 'aina 'uluwehiwehi

i hui pu 'ia me ke onaona

'ulili e

'ulili ho'i

'ulili holoholo kahakai e

o ia kai ua lana malie

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