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Paniau - Words & music by Helen D. Beamer
Ua nani Paniau I ka’u ‘ike Ka waiho kahelahela I ka la’i hela i ka la’i Ahuwale ka moana Pakipika I kaulana i ka malie Nana e hi’ipoi nei Hawai’i Ku’u one hanau Ka i’a e holoholo ana i ka nalu Ha’i mai i ka hapapa Me ke kai pumehana hone i ke kino He nanea mai ho’i kau Aia ma mua pono ‘Au mai ana i ke kai Kela kuahiwi nani o Maui Haleakala he inoa Ia ‘oe e Kohala e pahola nei Mai uka a ke kai ‘Aina ho’ohihi a ka wahine ‘O ‘oe no e ka ‘oi Na ke ahi lau makani i ho’opa mai ‘Ike ana au i ka nani Mauna Loa, Mauna Kea, Hualalai Na kia’i o ka home Ka wai ‘au’au o ka wahine Aia i ka ‘olu ‘O ke kiawe ‘o ka milo ‘o ke kou ‘o ka hau Me ka niu ha’a i ke one Eia ka puana e lohe ‘ia Na Ko’olaniohakau E mau ka maika’i me ke maluhia Ua nani Paniau	Beautiful is Paniau In my sight A panoramic expanse In the calm In plain view is the Pacific Ocean Renowned for its calm Cradling this Hawai’i Sands of my birth The fish run through the waves Breaking on the reef Warm seas softly caress the body How very relaxing Directly in front Jutting out into the sea That beautiful mountain of Maui Haleakala, her name You, Kohala, spread out here From uplands to the sea Enchanted land of the lady You are the best A gentle breeze caresses I see the beauty (of) Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Hualalai Guardians of the home A fresh water bathing spring for the lady There in the cool shelter Of the kiawe, the milo, the kou, the hau And the dwarf coconut trees on the beach Here is my song to be heard For Ko’olaniohakau May beauty and peace continue forever Beautiful is Paniau
Source: Songs of Helen Desha Beamer - Composed for the beach home of Al & Annabelle Ruddle at Puako, Hawai’i. Copyright 1987 P.C. Beamer, Jr.