Ka Uahi O Ko Paka (The Smoke of Your Tobacco) - Traditional |
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| I hewa i ka uahi a`o kô paka `Ike `ia mai `oe a he ipo na`u Mamina wale au i kô kula manu I ka hehikû `ia e ka `ô`ô `Auhea wale `oe e ka `ô`ô Eia i ka poli i pumehana ai Huli a`e ku`u alo a i hope A he mea komo hewa e holuholu ana `I mai `oe ia`u he aloha kou Ua like kô aloha me ka `ômole Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana `Ike `ia mai `oe a he ipo na`u |
I blame the smoke from your tobacco And somehow you became my sweetheart Regretful what's happened to your bird domanin Now trespassed upon the `ô`ô bird Take heed o `ô`ô bird Close to the heart is where one can find warmth | I have a look back of me At an intruder indulging in pleasure You say that you love me Treacherous like a bottle, glossy but oh so cutting Now, let this story be known How somehow you became my sweetheart |
| Source: Hailama Farden Collection - Recorded by Ida Keli`i Chun "Memories of Old Hawai`i" CD. This early love song was taught to Ida by Joseph Kahâ`ulelio and cautions one to beware of lovers who appear and are as fleeting as the smoke of their cigarettes. Translation by Larry Lindsey Kauanoe Kimura. | |