Māʻili - Robert Waialeale |
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Click title to access melody Kuʻu home kilakila i Māʻili Ia home lua laʻi a ka malihini E walea ana paha i ka ʻolu I ke uahi a ke kai a loko Kuʻu hoa i ka he e pu e kai Ia ka ma hole hole i ka ili Holea Kaʻala mai ka makani Hoʻi hoʻi ʻaʻala lipoa |
My home in majestic Māʻili This peaceful, vacation home used by visitors Let's relax, perhaps in the peacefulness In the spray in the sea My friend is the sea When this skin is sunburned And peels, the Kaʻala breeze blows hither Wafting the fragrant lipoa back and forth |
Source: G. Cooke collection - This mele honors the Holt family residence at Māʻili on the leeward coast of Oʻahu. Translator unknown - Music clip by Gippy Cooke |