Nani A‘o Kona - Words & Music
by Anthony. K. Conjugacion |
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| Ua nani a‘o Kona lāʻeā I ke kai malino me ka ‘ōlinolino Linohau i ka mālie lā ‘eā Māhie ‘o Hualālai me ka hanohano Hanohano i ka leo o ka manu lā ‘eā A he manu me ka mele na ke Akua Kū kilakila o ka rose lā ‘eā ‘Ike ‘ia i ka nani ‘anoʻi nei Nēia mau mele hāliʻa liʻa ‘eā Puana kaulana nani aʻo Kona |
Splendid are you, Kona Amidst the calm and shimmering seas Beautifully attired in the tranquility Delightful is Hualālai with all its glory Magnificent are the voices of the bird A bird with a song for the Gods Stand majestically rose blossom It's been revealed the beauty of your desire This song will be recalled fondly evermore For the famed beauty of Kona |
| Source: Tony C. - Manaʻo: Composed 1986, in Kona, while driving with musician friends throughout the moku (district) of Kona, and the composer’s origins, Hōlualoa. Singing songs about the area inspired this first mele the composer wrote for his ‘āina hānau (birthplace). The bird in the 3rd verse refers to Jeffrey Rasmussen, who was singing along with Peter Ahia, a mele named “Hosana” or otherwise known as “Ua Mau” a hīmeni from Niʻihau. The 4th verse reference to the rose blossom was directed to Vicki Iʻi Rodrigues and her students they assisted in the Kona Keiki Hula Competition. They won 1st place that year, thus giving the glory to the source of the lineage. © 1986 Published1991, Mountain Apple Co. | |