Wahine Holo Lio - Chant for Queen Emma
- He wahine holo lio ʻoe la
- Maluna o Kīnaʻu lio la
- Ahe lio hula haole la
- Pau nā holo ʻewalu la
- *Ahe lio hula hauʻoli la
- Pau na holo ʻelua
- E kuene pono iho ana la
- A i paʻa pono ke kaula waha la
- Ka piʻina ao Maemae la
- Kowelo kou lipine la
- Maluna o ka lio huapala la
- Oni ana o Emalani la
- E luana nā kanaka la
- I ka poli aʻo Polihale la
- I ke kula o Kaukeano la
- Ano wale mai ke aloha la
- Hiʻialo nāu e Kekela la
- Milimili nō Kauka Luka la
- Haʻina mai ka puana la
- No Emalani he inoa la
- *alternate 2nd verse
- Maluna o Kīnaʻu lio la
Queen Emma Naʻea Rooke
-
You are a lady who likes to
ride
- On the horse named
Kīnaʻu
- This horse does a strange dance
- Called the figure eight step
- *Such a happy, prancing horse
- Executing the 2-step
- All is well examined
- So the reins can be firmly held
- Going up to Maemae
- Your ribbon flutters in the breeze
- On the handsome horse
- Emma is moving
- The people are passing the time
- In the shelter of Polihale
- Upon the plain of Kaukeano
- Her subjects lovingly watched
- One to be lovingly carried by you, Kekela
- Caressed by Doctor Rooke
- The story is told
- To honor the name of Queen Emma
- *alternate 2nd verse
Source: This chant, set to music, is a name song for Queen Emma. Her favorite horse was named for her cousin Kīnaʻu. Polihale was the home of Queen Emma`s parents located on Alakea St. Kaukeano is the area where Richards and Beretania Sts meet. Kekela is the natural mother of Queen Emma, Fanny Kekelaokalani Young. Kauka Luka is Doctor Thomas Charles Byde Rooke, Emma's hānai father. Her hānai mother was Grace Kamaikui Young Rooke, her maternal aunt.