Palisa (Paris) - Traditional

 
Palisa aku nei au
I ka lele paluna
Poniuniu
 
 
Nanea i ka lele a ka paluna
'Alawa iho 'oe
Ani ka makani
 
 
'Inia aku nei au
I ke kau 'elepani
Ihi peleleu
 
 
'Aikupika aku nei au
I ke kau kamelo
Holo kapakahi
 
 
I Palisa aku nei au
Kulanakauhale
Nani lua 'ole
 
 
'Alawa iho 'oe i kahi ki'i kole
Aia ma ka 'ao'ao
Kona ki 'oni
 
 
Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana
Kulanakauhale
Nani lua 'ole
I'm in Paris
Flying in a balloon
Dizzily
 
 
Fun to fly in a balloon
You look down
And the wind blows by
 
 
I'm in India
Riding on an elephant
With a long nose
 
 
I'm in Egypt
Riding a camel
Running sideways
 
 
I'm in Paris
City
Beautiful without an equal
 
 
Look at my dolly
On its side
A key to make it move
 
 
Tell the story
Of the city
Beautiful without an equal

 

Source: Na Mele o Hawai'i Nei by Elbert & Mahoe - This hula, popular at the California Fair of 1915, was composed by a youngster, in a hospital, who had seen a movie and imagined himself in the exotic places mentioned in the song. They say the boy had Hansen's disease