Kolopa - by Emma Bush

 
A`ole kënä o ke kolopä
Ä he holu holu ai
A nei kïkala
 
 
A`ole kënä o ke kipikua
Ä he `ume `ume ai
A nei pöhaku
 
 
A`ole kënä o ke käma`a
Ä e `uwi `uwi ai
A nei papa hele
 
 
Ka ihu o ka lio ka`u mea aloha
I ka hanu hanu wai
A pau pau aho
 
 
A`ole kënä o ka `ai`ana
A he mino mino ai
A nei pälule
 
 
Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
Ä he holu holu ai
A nei kïkala
That's not the crowbar
Swaying, swaying
These hips
 
 
That's not the pickax
Pulling, pulling
This rock
 
 
That's not the shoes
Squeaking, squeaking
On the floor
 
 
The nose of the horse is my beloved
Breathing and panting
Breathless
 
 
That's not the iron
Wrinkling, creasing
This shirt
 
 
Tell the refrain of the
Swaying, swaying
Hips

 

Source: Marion Leong