Keawaiki Hula -
Words & music by
Helen Desha Beamer |
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| Kaulana Keawaiki, ia home i ka ‘ae
kai Kû mai ‘I‘i me ka hanohano E ho‘okipa ana i nâ hoa aloha E ho‘okipa ana i nâ hoa aloha Ua la‘i ka nohona i ka ‘olu o ke kiawe I ka holunape mai a ka lau o ka niu I ka ‘ae kahakai kai hâla‘i hâwanawana I ka ‘ae kahakai kai hâla‘i hâwanawana Ho‘ohihi ka mana‘o i ka loko i ka lihi kai Me nâ manu nûnû hulu ke‘oke‘o Nâ kâhiko o ia home Nâ kâhiko o ia home ‘Au‘au i ka wai o kahi pûnâwai i ka pu‘u Pele Ia wai aniani hu‘ihu‘i Lamalama ke kino ke ea mai Lamalama ke kino ke ea mai Ua inu a kena i nâ wai o ka ‘âina Ua ‘ai nâ i‘a ‘ono loa Mai Kâlahuipua‘a a ke kai Mai Kâlahuipua‘a a ke kai Ha‘ina ka puana Keawaiki i ka ‘ae kai Hea aku nô mâkou ô mai ‘oe ‘O Palani ‘I‘i he kamalani ‘O Palani ‘I‘i he kamalani |
Famous is Keawaiki, this home by the sea ‘I‘i stands with dignity Welcoming dear friends Welcoming dear friends Life is peaceful in the cool shade of the kiawe In the gentle swaying of the coconut leaves In the calm whispering waters at the seashore In the calm whispering waters at the seashore The mind is entranced by the pond at the edge of the sea With white feathered doves Adornments for this home Adornments for this home Bathe in the fresh spring in the lava Crystal clear and cold Body tingling when rising out of the water Body tingling when rising out of the water Drank the water of the land until satisfied Ate delicious fish From Kâlahuipua‘a by the sea From Kâlahuipua‘a by the sea The story is told of Keawaiki by the sea We call, you answer Francis ‘I‘i, chiefly child Francis ‘I‘i, chiefly child |
| Source: Songs of Helen Desha Beamer Copyright 1987 P.C. Beamer, Jr - Written for the beach home of Francis ‘I‘I Brown in Kona. Kâlahuipua`a is the historic fishponds on the estate. At twilight, sometimes one can hear the cry of a young child who drowned in the ponds many years ago. | |