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He mele no Kalaupapa
Transcript
He mele no Kalaupapa
He mele he inoa no Kalaupapa,
Aina kaulana puni ka honua,
O ke ku kilakila a Hapuu,
Kuahiwi kaulana, moku a o Hina.
Alo ana Nihoa au i ke kai,
Oni ana e ka lae a o ka Ilio,
Kau aku ka manao no Hoolehua,
I ka papa konane a Kaikilani.
Nani ka waiho mai a Waileia,
O ka hoapili a o Waihanau,
Hu mai ke aloha no Kalawao,
Aina i ka nuku a o Waikolu;
Ekolu no pua o ke onaona,
Kikonikoni lua i ka puuwai,
Kau ana Kalae i kuu maka,
I ke ala kikeekee i ka pali,
E o mai oe i kou inoa,
E ka papa konane a Kaikilani.
Hainaia mai ana ka puana,
He mele he inoa no Kalaupapa.
BAY VIEW GIRL
Kalaupapa.
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Translation
A Song for Kalaupapa
A name praising song for Kalaupapa,
World famous land
The majestic cliffs of Haʻupu [Hapuu]
The famous mountain of the great island of Hina,
Nihoa bobs swimming in the sea,
As the jutting point of ‘Īlio appears,
My thoughts settle on Hoʻolehua
And the kōnane board of Kaikilani.
Splendid the way Waiʻaleʻia Valley lies before me,
The close companion to Waihānau Valley,
Oh how my aloha swells for Kalawao
The lands at the tip of Waikolu valley;
Three blossoms of such sweet fragrance,
Making my heart race intensely,
Kalae perches above in my view,
Atop the zig zagging crooked trail up the cliffs,
Please respond to the hailing of your name,
The kōnane board of Kaikilani.
Let the story be told,
A name praising song for Kalaupapa.
BAY VIEW GIRL
Kalaupapa.
Description
A mele aloha ‘āina (song praising one’s homeland), "The He mele no Kalaupapa (A Song for Kalaupapa)" by “Bay View Girl," 1921. Sung by Park Ranger Mikiala Pescaia.
Credit
NPS/Mikiala Pescaia
Date Created
10/30/2023
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