Ka `Ano`i - Words & music by Charles
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| Mai hô`oni`oni mai `oe Ka pili aloha a mâua `Elua wale nô mâua Me ke nui manu o ka lewa Hui: Pa`a `ia iho ko makemake Ko`olua nou no ka pô Kou kuleana pa`a nô `ia Ko lihilihi i `ano`i ai Mai punihei hewa `oe I ka nani o `âinapô Eia iho nô ka `ano`i Me ka lâ mâlamalama Mai kuhihewa aku `oe I ka `ula o ka `ôhelopapa `O kou makamaka nô ia Ko aloha i pâlua `ia |
Do not disturb The love that binds us two There was only the two of us With the many birds of the air Chorus: Hold onto your desire Let it be your companion of the night That is your own right The object of your desire Do not be deceived By the beauty of ignorance Here is something you should cherish The bright light of the sun Do not be fooled By the redness of the strawberry That is your friend That one who loved you two-fold |
| Source: King's Hawaiian Melodies - Verse 2, stanza 2, `âinapô (land of night) mean ignorance. Translation by Mary Pukui. Copyright 1917, 43 Charles E. King | |