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E pupue iho au mawaho la Maloko mai `oe o ka lumi la O ke kani o ka hola `e pae la
| I crouch inside You`re inside the room At the strike of the hour of five Clearly seen are the cloud banks
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Source: Charles E. King, the great composer, was also a great collector of Hawaiian songs. One of the songs he preserved tells the story of a lover who arrived too early for his rendezvous. His sweetheart was in the arms of someone else. |