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Hui:
Koni au, koni au i ka wai,
Koni au i ka wai hu`ihu`i
I ka wai ali`i, `o ke kini la
`Olu ai ka nohona o ka la`i
Ho`ohihi kahi mana`o
I ka `ehu kai o Pua`ena
Kai hawanawana i ka la`i la
I ka la`i wale a`o Waialua
Alia `oe e ka `ehu kai
E lelehune nei i ke one
One hanau o ke kupuna la
Pu`ili lau li`i o ka uka
`Akahi ho`i au la `ike
I na la`i `elua
`Elua maua i ka la`i la
Kapipi i ka pali
King Kalâkaua
Chorus:
I throb, I throb for liquid
I throb for cool liquid
Royal liquid, gin
To make life cool and peaceful- In me springs a desire
- For the sea spray of Pua`ena
- The whispering waters and peace
- Of the shores of Waialua
- Wait, o sea spray
- Misting on the sands
- The birthsands of ancestors
- Small-leafed bamboo of the uplands
- Finally I have known
- Twofold peace
- We two in peace
- Liquid splattering on the cliff
Source: King's Hawaiian Melodies Copyright 1916, 43 Charles E. King - La`i refers to the peace that follows passion; when coupled with kaona, it means the thrill of lovemaking. Music clip by Gippy Cooke