Poli Pumehana - James Kaahiki & David Nape


Li`a wau i ka moe
Ho`olono i ka leo
Leo hone o ke kahuli
Hone lua i ka poli

Hui:
Poli pumehana
Moe loli`i i ka poli
Sweet ke hanu iho
I ke kulukuluaumoe

Moe au a huli a`e
Honi ana i ke `ala
He `a`ala kupaoa
Hanu `a`ala i ka poli


I yearn in sleep
To hear the voice
Sweet voice of the land shell
Doubly sweet to the bosom

Chorus:
Warm bosom
Lie at ease on the bosom
Sweet its own scent
In the midnight hours

I lie and turn nearer
Breathing the fragrance
A permeating fragrance
Fragrant scent of the bosom


Source: Mana Collection Translator unknown