Ka `Ano`i - Words & music by Charles E. King


Mai hô`oni`oni mai `oe
Ka pili aloha a mâua
`Elua wale nô mâua
Me ke nui manu o ka lewa

Hui:
Pa`a `ia iho ko makemake
Ko`olua nou no ka pô
Kou kuleana pa`a nô `ia
Ko lihilihi i `ano`i ai

Mai punihei hewa `oe
I ka nani o `âinapô
Eia iho nô ka `ano`i
Me ka lâ mâlamalama
Mai kuhihewa aku `oe
I ka `ula o ka `ôhelopapa
`O kou makamaka nô ia
Ko aloha i pâlua `ia


Do not disturb
The love that binds us two
There was only the two of us
With the many birds of the air

Chorus:
Hold onto your desire
Let it be your companion of the night
That is your own right
The object of your desire

Do not be deceived
By the beauty of ignorance
Here is something you should cherish
The bright light of the sun
Do not be fooled
By the redness of the strawberry
That is your friend
That one who loved you two-fold


Source: King's Hawaiian Melodies - Verse 2, stanza 2, `âinapô (land of night) mean ignorance. Translation by Mary Pukui. Copyright 1917, 43 Charles E. King