Hölei - Traditional

 
 
`O Kalapana, kai leo nui,
Ua lono ka uka o Hölei,
He uwä lä Kalapana, ë,
Kuli wale, kuli wale i ka leo,
He leo no ke kai, ë.
 
It is Kalapana, the great-voiced sea,
The uplands of Hölei listened,
Roaring is Kalapana,
Deafened, deafened indeed by the voice,
It is the voice of the sea

 

Source: Cody Pueo Pata CD "E Ho`i Nä Wai" Translated by Pueo Pata - Originally recorded by Hui Ohana with a later version by Dennis Pavao, research by Pueo Pata uncovered these lyrics. This poem refers to the booming and swelling seas of Kalapana. Visit Cody Pueo Pata at: www.ululoa.com for other lyrics from his CD