Waiakanaiʻo - George Manoa Huddy

Kilakila Waiakanaiʻo kau mai iluna
Me sweet onaona aʻu ia uka

Uluwehi ia uka la i ka nani
Me ka wai mapuna poni i ka ʻili

Ka wai kaulana ao ia uka
Hoʻopulu i ka `ili o ke kamaʻaina

He kama ʻāina ua pau no kahelelani
He kupa no ka lae welo i Lehua

Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
He ono no pua lawa kuʻu lei

Haʻina hou ʻia mai ana ka puana
Ka ʻopu o ka uka ʻo Waiakanaiʻo

Majestic Waiakanaiʻo way up high
Sweet fragrance from the uplands

Verdant and beautiful is the mountain
Waters of the spring sprinkle my skin

Famous are the waters of the uplands
Drenching the skin of the newcomers

Newcomers gather the tiny shells
Familiar with the setting (sun) at the point of Lehua

Tell the refrain
My delicious lei is ample

Tell the refrain for the last time
The rising of the waters in the uplands of Waiakanai`o

 

Source: Ea collection, Translator unknown - Huddy wrote this mele for Hui Ohana who recorded it on their "Ke Kolu" CD