He `Iniki - Henri Berger |
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`Auhea wale `oe e ke aloha Hana mao `ole i ku`u kino Eia ma`anei ka `i`ini Ka mana`o ho`i lua i ka pu`uwai Hui: He `iniki la he `iniki He `iniki welawela ka ke aloha Hu`i e hu`i la hu`i koni Hu`i konikoni lua i ka pu`uwai Pâ mai ka makani kaulana Kili`o`opu o Waihe`e Ko mai `ala hu`ihu`i Ho`iho`i la`i o Eleile |
Henri Berger |
Hearken to me, o love So ruthless with my being Desire is here for you Ever renewed in the heart Chorus: A pinch, a pinch A burning pinch has love An ache, an ache, a throb Much throbbing in the heart The familiar wind is blowing The Kili`o`opu breeze brings the fragrance A cool breeze brings the fragrance Of the returing ti stalk of Eleile |
Source: Johnny Noble's Royal Collection of Hawaiian Songs - Verse 2, Stanza 2, Kili`o`opu is the name of a wind at Waihe`e, Maui. Verse 2, stanza 4, Eleile is a pool on Maui. Translation by Mary Pukui |