- Nani ka huila `o Kïlauea
- I ka lawe mälie i ka lä`i
- Kowali lua la e ka ho`ola`ila`i
- Kapalili i ka `ili o ke kai
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- Hui:
- Käu nänä naka pono nö ka i hola
nö këia
- I ka pu`uwai kapalili ho`i
- Käu wili pono `ana i hola nö këia
- I ka pu`uwai kapalili ho`i
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- Nani wale ho`i ka nohona ana iho
- E walea `iki me Hanakahi
- Pü`iwa au la hikilele i ka leo
- Inä ua wale ka nahele
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- Splendid the propeller of the
Kilauea
- Smooth-running and quiet
- It spins quietly
- Quivering the surface of the
sea
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- Chorus:
- Perfect your twisting and
turning
- Thrills the heart
- And then I go at it
completely
- O fluttering heart
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- Beautiful is the way of
life
- To relax a little with
Hanakahi
- I am startled at the
sound
- When it showers suddenly in the
forest
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Source: Hillier Collection Translater
unknown - The Kilauea was an inter-island steamer that
sailed between 1860-1877, probable date of this mele. Many
songs portray the ship as a lover and the hui lyrics: huila
(propeller), wili (screw) and Hanakahi (one task) suggest
this be about an affair shortened by the departure of the
ship. Perhaps this is the reason King David Kaläkaua
used the pen name of Figgs.
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