Nani Waipiʻo i ka laʻi
E kāhelahela nei
I ke ʻala aʻo ka palai
Kaʻu ia e nanea nei
Hanohano wale ka ikena
I ka luna ai kilohana
E kilohi ana i ka nani
I ka olu i Pakaʻalana
Pau ʻole koʻu hoʻohihi
Ke ʻala o ke tubarose
Mapu ʻaʻala i ka poli
Me he ipo e iniki ana
Hui:
Be still ʻoe ke aloha|
Aʻe nape mālie nei
A he aha kou makemake
Au a e hana aku ai
Nani wale kuʻu ʻike ʻana
Ka nohea o ka tuberose
Ka moani ʻaʻala i kuʻu poli
Mehe ipo e ʻiniki ana
Haʻina mai ka puana
Na Lehua oi Kaukini
Haʻina hou ʻia mai
Na liko i ka puʻuwai |
Beautiful Waipiʻo in the
calm
A panorama
With a surface of fern
For me to enjoy
Chorus:
You be still, love
Sway gently
Whatever you want
I`ll do
How beautiful that which I
see
The loveliness of the
tuberose
A sweet fragrance at my
bosom
Like a sweetheart 's love, it
pinches
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Source: Johnny Noble's Hawaiian Hulas - This love song
composed about the turn of the century, is commonly known as
Be Still 'Oe. Translation Hines Collection
© 1934, Renewal 1962, MillerMusicCorp
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