Nani - Alice Namakelua
 
Ke ʻike aku wau
I kou nani
E hoʻopulu ʻia nei
E ke kilihune ua

Ke lohe aku wau
I kou leo nahenahe
Puʻili iho wau
I kou aloha

He aloha ʻoe naʻu
E hiʻipoi nei
I wehi kāhiko
No kuʻu kino

O ke kani a ka pio
Walo i ke kula
E kono mai ana iaʻu
E naue aku

Haʻina e ka wehi
O kuʻu lei
E hoʻopulu ʻia nei
E ke kilihune ua

 

 

 

 

Alice Namakelua

 

 

 

 
I see
Your beauty
Freshened by
The light rain

I hear
Your sweet voice
I hold fast
To your love

You are the love
That is mine to cherish
Adorning
My body

The sound of the whistle
Carries across the plain
Inviting me to
Move that way

This song honors
My beloved students
Freshened by
The light rain

 

Source: Garza-Maguire Collection - One day, in 1949, the composer was teaching hula to a group of young girls at the playground. They were all so pretty and she imagined how beautiful they would be when they grew up. This song was composed for them.