Kela Mea Whiffa (The
Breath of Love) - Eddie Kamae |
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| Mai Kahului komo Lahaina Ke ala onaona i hanu Naue aku au ma Olowalu He noʻe au no ke kanaka Hale nui me ka ihu pinana Ike aku au i ke kapulu A hanu au i na mea lepo Maluhi au kela mea whiffa Hui: ʻAuhea e kela mea whiffa Oia hanu a ke aloha Ma ke lauko a kiawe A malaila kou manaʻo ʻAuhea e kela mea whiffa Oia hanu a ke aloha Ma ke lauko a kiawe ma ea Kōpaʻa ka poʻe haole Ulu ana a nui hewahewa Mala nui nā lau uliuli Ike ʻoe a mamao Puhipuhi ia nā mala ko I maha hoʻi ke ʻohi ʻAuhea ʻoe mea whiffa Ma Launiupoko kela mea whiffa |
From Kahului to Lahaina The fragrance that one breathes As we go along pass Olowalu A rare experience awaits all Then, the big house with the smoke stack Where activites seldom cease Sends its natural products To stay at kela mea whiffa Chorus: Where is kela mea whiffa The breath of love Between sugar cane and kiawe For this is where you'll find me Where is kela mea whiffa The breath of love Between sugar cane and kiawe Sugar cane introduced by foreigners And grown in abundance Acres and acres of green stuff You see all around you The burning of the cane at the fields Makes it easer to harvest Where are my sweet whiffa At Launuipoko kela mea whiffa |
| Source: Recorded by Eddie Kamae and the Sons of Hawaiʻi - This is a song expressing a smell, that one who travels on the island of Maui, will experience when traveling from Kahului to Lahaina. This scent is caused by the residue of burnt cane that is emptied into the ocean at Launuipoko, the area between the village of Olowalu and Lahaina. To experience this scent is what Hawaiians call Kela Mea Whiffa.Visit Eddie Kamae's website: www.hawaiianlegacy.com | |