Kolopa - by Emma Bush

 
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A`ole kënä o ke kolopâ
 he holu holu ai
A nei kïkala

A`ole kênâ o ke kipikua
 he `ume `ume ai
A nei pôhaku

A`ole kênâ o ke käma`a
Ä e `uwi `uwi ai
A nei papa hele

Ka ihu o ka lio ka`u mea aloha
I ka hanu hanu wai
A pau pau aho

A`ole kênâ o ka `ai`ana
A he mino mino ai
A nei pâlule

Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
Ä he holu holu ai
A nei kïkala


That's not the crowbar
Swaying, swaying
These hips
  
That's not the pickax
Pulling, pulling
This rock 
 
That's not the shoes
Squeaking, squeaking
On the floor 
 
The nose of the horse is my beloved
Breathing and panting
Breathless
  
That's not the iron
Wrinkling, creasing
This shirt 
 
Tell the refrain of the
Swaying, swaying
Hips

 Source: M. Leong Collection. Music clip by Gippy Cooke