| Click Title to Access Melody E ke aloha e maliu mai oe `Oiai ke aloha i ke kino Ua kui a pa`a ka lei I wehi ho`oheno no ka lani Hui: `Auhea wale `oe ke aloha La`au ho`oulu i ke kino I laila kâua e pili ai I ka `olu o Wailana Ua lana loko i ka makemake I ka nani a`o Mailehahei I `uhene i ka poli o Mali`o I ka nê maluaka a ka wai Ua la`i no wau me Hiku Me ke `eu`eu o ke kualono I walea i ka kiu `ôhelo `Ai `ono a na manu |
O beloved, harken to me While love is yet in the body The lei is strung and completed An adornment to please the heavenly one Chorus: Where are you, O love The medicine that causes growth in the body You and I were there together On the peaceful atomsphere of Wailana There is a great desire For the beauty of Mailehahei The tantalizing bosom of Mali`o And the continuous murmur of waters I while the time with Hiku Wondrous one of the mountains Stringing leis of `ôhelo berries Food that birds are fond of |
| Source: G. Cooke collection -Wailana is the name of the Cummings home in Waimanalo. The mother was of chiefly rank and the father started the Waimanalo plantation. It is said that King David Kalâkaua composed this song while visiting the Cummings home, while others attribute it to Maile Kaleikoa. Translated by Mary Pukui. Copyright 1916, 44 Miller Music Corp. Music clip by Gippy Cooke | |