Mai Kupuna Wahine Aloha -
Words by Mrs. Pia Cockett & Music by Irmgard `Aluli |
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Eia ku`u holokû |
Here is my holokû With lace and tucks It comes from my dear grandmother Here is my gold bracelet It's very precious to me It bears an ancestral name And this is one that I treasure Here is my kukui lei Strung with velvet It was one that grandmother Used to wear To match my kukui lei Were the earrings Suspended from gold wire Grandmother used to wear it so graciously And this is my hat Made of sugar cane tassels And on it was the yellow feather lei It comes from my dear grandmother And here is my Hawaiian fan Made from the lauhala fronds My grandmother Would take it to church All of these Are precious things That have come to me from my dear grandmother |
| Source: Hailama Farden from "Kani ka pila! The musical legacy of Irmgard Keali`iwahinealohanohokahaopuamana Farden `Aluli" - This mele was first presented on "Island Music, Island Hearts" KGMB TV program, 1987. English mana`o by Irmgard `Aluli | |