Ke Ka`upu (Albatross) - Leleiôhoku


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Iâ mâua i ho`ola`i iho ai
Kaha `ana ke ka`upu i ka la`i
I laila ke aloha ha`anipo
Ha`alipo i ka poli pumehana

Kuhi au ua like me ia nei
Ka lalawe ninihi launa `ole
`Akahi a `ike i ka noe
Ua loha i ka wai ho`olana

`O ka hana nipo kau `ê ke ânu
Ua maewa poniponi i ka nôe
Poahiahi wale ke `ikêna
Ke koni iho koni aku koni a`ela

Hui:
Inâ pêlâ mai kâu hana
Pâkela `oi aku ka pipi`i
Kâu hana `olu no`eau
Kohu like me Wai`ale`ale




While we are at peace
Peacefully soars the albatross
And a sweetheart makes love
Makes love with warm heart

I thought it was so
Quiet taking over, unsurpassed
Never before to see such mist
Drooping over calmed water

To woo in the coolness
To sway in the purple mist
And hazy view
To throb here, throb there, throb so

Chorus:
So that's your way
Superior but bubbling
Sweet clever acts
Like Wai`ale`ale

Source: Nâ Mele o Hawai`i Nei Music clip by Gippy Cooke