Hana Chant - Traditional |
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Kāua i ka laʻi Hana ke aloha ē Haʻaheo o Hana la E mai e pili mai ē Haʻaheo o Hana la Kaʻi ʻana e kilohi ia Kaʻuiki la Kuʻu puʻu Kaʻuiki la Pulupe i ka noe mili me ka ʻehukai Kuʻu puʻu Kaʻuiki la ʻAʻala i ka loke mapu nui ana ē Kuʻu lei lokelani la Ka lei wehi wale honi i ke kino ē Kuʻu lei lokelani la E nanea i ka malu o Kahili ē Ke aliʻi la Hoʻohaliʻa aloha i ke au kahiko ē Ke aliʻi la Puana ʻia mai poina ʻole ē Eia ʻeā la Kāua i ka laʻi Hana ke aloha ē Eia ʻeā la Kaʻi ʻana e kilohi ia Kaʻuiki ē E ō Pulupe i ka noe mili me ka ʻehukai E ō Haʻaheo o Hana la Eia ʻeā la e ō |
Two of us in love, in the peacefulness of Hana Proud is Hana Come, let us be close Proud is Hana Let us go and gaze at Kaʻuiki My hill of Kaʻuiki Drenched by the mist of the sea spray My hill of Kaʻuiki The wafted fragrance of the rose is overwhelming My rose lei The lei, a decoration for my body My rose lei Relaxing in the shade of Kahili The chief Remembrances of my old (first love) The chief The refrain, unforgettable Here Two of us in love, in the peacefulness of Hana Here Let us go and gaze at Kaʻuiki I call, you answer Drenched by the mist of the sea spray I call, you answer Proud is Hana Here; I call, you answer |
Source: Leong Collection |