Song Of The Islands

"Song of the Islands" ("Na Lei O Hawaiʻi") is a Hawaiian song by Charles E. King, one of the best-known songs of Hawaii in the first half of the twentieth century. This page has the Song of the Islands chords and a backing track you can slow down, speed up and transpose.

Who wrote "Song of the Islands"

Charles E. King, a Hawaiian composer and bandleader, wrote the music and the Hawaiian words, published around 1915; an English lyric followed. The song names the flower lei of each of the islands. Published that early, it is in the public domain.

Recordings that made it a standard

• Louis Armstrong (OKeh, 1930) — a jazz version with strings.