- Auhea `oe e ka ipo lei momi, la e
- `Ume`ume noweo i ka pouliuli, la e
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- E huli mai `oe a honi ka ihu, la e
- Mai pulale na`e o nalo auane`i, la e
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- Lalau lima a pa`a i ka pono, la e
- `O`e`o`e ka nuku i ke kapa moe holu, la e
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- Ua lomilomi `ia a miko ka `ili, la e
- A nu käua a paupauaho, la e
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- Ha`ina `ia mai `ana ka puana, la e
- E shh! Kaua o ala na manu, la e
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- Where are you, O precious pearl
wreath,
- Glowing enticingly in the dark
of night?
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- Turn to me and touch my
nose,
- Don't rush, though, or all will
be lost.
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- Hands grope until the sweet
spot is found,
- As the sharp beak prods back
and forth
- beneath the swaying
covers
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- The skin is rubbed until it is
soaked
- And we grunt until there is no
more breath
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- Tell the story
- But be quiet lest the birds
awaken
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