Mele Aloha `O A‘iwa`iwa - Haku Mele: Ka`ohu `Akana

I aloha ia no `o A`iwa`iwa
Ka wahine loia â kahiau
Eia nô na`e, e mâlama iho `oe
`O ka mea mo`olelo kona inaina

Hui:
(He) Lokomaika`i `o A`iwa`iwa lâ
 uluhua ia kâhâhâ lâ (Auwê lâ)

 hoholo ia, holokê pau `ole
A`ohe ka manawa e ho`opiha
`O `oe ka emepela no kêia `ohina
A`ole pono `oe (e) kualana ka `ôpû

(E) `ôlelo `o ia ana e huhû wela loa
(He) a`ole pololei kêia mana`o
(He) kihikau `o ia paha â mimiki ho`i ea
Aia ma hea kou mâhana `ino

Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana ea
Ka wahine pono loa `o A`iwa`iwa
Ua a`ole `ike (wau) kou lele koke
Pehea uahoa hiki ia?


 Beloved is A`iwa`iwa
A woman of skill and generosity
But beware
Her wrath is the stuff of legend

Chorus:
A‘iwa‘iwa is gracious
But when she’s grumpy, (alas!)

She runs, runs without end
Not even the time to eat
But you’re the “empress” of this collection
You should not go hungry!

She always says she’s really grouchy
But this is far from true
She could be “giving” or even “industrious”
Where is your evil twin?

The story has been told
Of the virtuous woman called A`iwa`iwa
I admit, I haven’t actually seen her mad
But how bad can it be?