| Click Title to Access Melody E ke aloha e maliu mai ʻoe ʻOiai ke aloha i ke kino Ua kui a paʻa ka lei I wehi hoʻoheno no ka lani Hui: ʻAuhea wale ʻoe ke aloha Laʻau hoʻoulu i ke kino I laila kāua e pili ai I ka ʻolu o Wailana Ua lana loko i ka makemake I ka nani aʻo Mailehahei I ʻuhene i ka poli o Maliʻo I ka nē maluaka a ka wai Ua laʻi no wau me Hiku Me ke ʻeuʻeu o ke kualono I walea i ka kiu ʻōhelo ʻAi ʻono a nā manu |
O beloved, harken to me While love is yet in the body The lei is strung and completed An adornment to please the heavenly one Chorus: Where are you, O love The medicine that causes growth in the body You and I were there together On the peaceful atomsphere of Wailana There is a great desire For the beauty of Mailehahei The tantalizing bosom of Mali`o And the continuous murmur of waters I while the time with Hiku Wondrous one of the mountains Stringing leis of ʻōhelo berries Food that birds are fond of |
| Source: G. Cooke collection -Wailana is the name of the Cummings home in Waimānalo. The mother was of chiefly rank and the father started the Waimānalo plantation. It is said that King David Kalākaua composed this song while visiting the Cummings home, while others attribute it to Maile Kaleikoa. Translated by Mary Pukui. Music clip by Gippy Cooke © 1916, 44 Miller Music Corp. | |