ʻĀinamalu (Shady Land) - Rene Brooks

 
ʻAuhea wale ʻoe e ʻĀinamalu
Kuʻu home aloha ma ka lihi kai

ʻIke aku i ka nani o ia home
Ma ka malu o ka lau niu e holu nape aʻe nei

Kāua wale nō e hoʻoipoipo nei
Ko aloha konikoni nei i ka puʻuwai

Kaulana ka inoa o Kahalelaukoa
Makuahine aloha o ka lehulehu

E ō mai ʻoe e Keoki ʻĪʻī
Keiki aloha o Hawaiʻi nei

Haʻina ka inoa e ʻĀinamalu
Kuʻu home aloha ma ka lihi kai
Listen ʻĀinamalu, this is for you
My beloved home by the sea shore
 
See the beauty of this home
In the shade of the swaying coco palm leaves
 
We two linger to romance
Your aloha beats in the heart
 
Famous the name of Kahalelaukoa
Loving mother to everyone
 
Answer, George Īʻī
Beloved child of Hawaiʻi
 
Tell the name of ʻĀinamalu
My beloved home by the seashore


Source: Charles K.L Davis "At Home" Album - Written for the home of George and Julia Brown at Kaʻalawai, Oʻahu. Translator unknown. Hawaiian Text edited by Puakea Nogelmeier