My Pupule Lio (My Crazy Horse) -
Helo Domenici |
| Hele honohono lio noho wau From a kai yai yippee from a kai yai yippee Auwe, auwe. When I get on my pupule lio Every thing seems fine, okay But when I say hele holo lio He huli back the other way All he likes to do is just pâ`ina When he sleeps you always hear him bray Never can I go a holo lio My pupule lio, auwe! When I say get up there He pili a huli too Maybe he kolohe or kâki`o, too He's kaumaha nui and momona, too He's maka pa`a, why he's really kâhû lu Oh I wish that I could sell this lio For he's really, very dear to me Pretty soon he's going to drive me lolo My pupule lio, auwe! My pupule lio, auwe! |
| Source: Murky, Munster Records - Translation of Hawaiian words: Auwe (alas), hele holo lio (giddiyap horse), huli (turn), pâ`ina (eat), holo lio (ride horse), pili (hold on), kolohe (rascal), kâki`o (scarred), kaumaha nui (very sad), momona (fat), maka pa`a (blind), kâhû lu (so fat that flesh wobbles), lolo (crazy) |