- `Auhea wale ana `oe
- E ka `iwa ho`ola`ila`i
- Kikaha mâlie,
Kikaha mâlie
- I ka alo o nâ pali
Ua pali e ke kua
- Mahina e ke alo
- He `ôiwi nani,
He `ôiwi nani
- Kô ku`u ipo nohea
`O nâ maka hô`eu`eu
- `Ume`ume i ka pu`uwai
- Ua like nô ka u`i,
Ua like nô ka u`i
- Me ka `ôhi`a noho malu
Pôhai mai nâ manu
- I ke `ala ho`ohenoheno
- `O Mâkâlei ka hoa,
`O Mâkâlei ka hoa
- I ke ona ho`omau `ia
Ha`ina mai ka puana
- No ka`iwa ho`ola`ila`i
- Kîkaha mâlie,
Kîkaha mâlie
- I ka alo o nâ pali
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 `Iwa
Bird
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- This is a song for you
- The `iwa bird so relaxing
- Gliding easily
Gliding easily
- By the front of the
cliffs
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- His back is as straight as a
cliff
- His face as bright as the moon
- It's a beautiful sight
It's a beautiful sight
- You are my sweetheart
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- Your eyes are tantalizing
- They're drawing the heart
- It's just like the beauty
It's just like the beauty
- Sitting in the
shade of the `ôhi`a tree
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- The birds gather about
- To enjoy your appealing scent
- You are likened to the
Mâkâlei
You are likened to the Mâkâlei
- Always being attractive forever more
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- To all my story is told
- Of the `iwa bird, quietly
poised
- Gliding easily
Gliding easily
- Before the face the
cliffs
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