Ka ʻAnoʻi - Words & music by Charles
E. King |
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| Mai hōʻoniʻoni mai ʻoe Ka pili aloha a māua ʻElua wale nō māua Me ke nui manu o ka lewa Hui: Paʻa ʻia iho ko makemake Koʻolua nou no ka pō Kou kuleana paʻa nō ʻia Ko lihilihi i ʻanoʻi ai Mai punihei hewa ʻoe I ka nani o ʻāinapō Eia iho nō ka ʻanoʻi Me ka lā mālamalama Mai kuhihewa aku ʻoe I ka ʻula o ka ʻōhelopapa ʻO kou makamaka nō ia Ko aloha i pālua ʻia |
Do not disturb The love that binds us two There was only the two of us With the many birds of the air Chorus: Hold onto your desire Let it be your companion of the night That is your own right The object of your desire Do not be deceived By the beauty of ignorance Here is something you should cherish The bright light of the sun Do not be fooled By the redness of the strawberry That is your friend That one who loved you two-fold |
Source: King's Hawaiian Melodies - Verse 2, stanza 2, ʻāinapō (land of night) mean ignorance. Translation by Mary Pukui. Copyright 1917, 43 Charles E. King |
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