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Uluwehi ka luna i Lanihuli Pulupē i ka nihi a ka ua Aʻo ʻoe aʻo wau i laila I ke onaona o ka nahele Hui: Pulupē nei ʻili i ke anu A he anu mea ʻole i ka manaʻo ʻO ka ʻike iā ʻoe e ke aloha Hoʻi pono ka ʻiʻini ia loko I laila liʻa ka manaʻo Pūkuʻi i ke anu o ka ua Kolonahe aʻe la i ka uka Me ke kēhau o ka nahele E maliu mai ʻoe e ke aloha Kuʻu dear love o ka pō laʻi Buenos once more e ke hoa Koʻu time huli hoʻi kāua |
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Source: King's Hawaiian Melodies - Lanihuli, (high chief turning) is the highest peak at Nuʻuanu pali and often used in Hawaiian love songs to signify a high point in an affair or great joy in love-making. The use of foreign words, English and the Spanish "buenos", was a common practice in the older Hawaiian songs. Translated by Mary Pukui © 1916, 43 Charles E. King |