Mele Komo - Chant by Alice Namakelua

Eia nâ pua la
E komo, e komo ana
A `ike a
Ho`olu`a ia ka `ike
Ka hula ia Laka
E komo ana la
`Ae, e komo


Here are the blossoms
To enter, entering
To be seen
Give you knowledge
The hula to Laka
They enter now
Yes, they enter


Source: "Aunty Alice Namakelua’s Lifetime Hawaiian Compositions" - This chant was composed Jan. 30, 1973 at Kahana, O`ahu. Translation by Alice Namakelua. Copyright 1973, Heinz Guenther Gerhard Pink