He `Iniki - Henri Berger


`Auhea wale `oe e ke aloha
Hana mao `ole i ku`u kino
Eia ma`anei ka `i`ini
Ka mana`o ho`i lua i ka pu`uwai

Hui:
He `iniki la he `iniki
He `iniki welawela ka ke aloha
Hu`i e hu`i la hu`i koni
Hu`i konikoni lua i ka pu`uwai

Pâ mai ka makani kaulana
Kili`o`opu o Waihe`e
Ko mai `ala hu`ihu`i
Ho`iho`i la`i o Eleile


Henri Berger
Hearken to me, o love
So ruthless with my being
Desire is here for you
Ever renewed in the heart

Chorus:
A pinch, a pinch
A burning pinch has love
An ache, an ache, a throb
Much throbbing in the heart

The familiar wind is blowing
The Kili`o`opu breeze brings the fragrance
A cool breeze brings the fragrance
Of the returing ti stalk of Eleile
Source: Johnny Noble's Royal Collection of Hawaiian Songs - Verse 2, Stanza 2, Kili`o`opu is the name of a wind at Waihe`e, Maui. Verse 2, stanza 4, Eleile is a pool on Maui. Translation by Mary Pukui