Nani Wai`ale`ale - Dan Pokipala, Sr.

 
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Kaulana wale `oe Kaua`i
Kuahiwi nani Wai`ale`ale
Me na kini `eâ
Manokalanipô

He moani a`e nei ke `ala
O ka mokihana me ka laua`e
Me na pua `eâ
Like `ole o ka `âina

`U`ina`inâkolo i na pali
I ka wai a`o Nâmolokama
Me na limu `eâ
He pakika o Manu`akepa

Ha`ina `ia mai ka puana
Kuahiwi nani Wai`ale`ale
Me na kini `eâ
Manokalanipô


Famous you are, Kaua`i
For beautiful Mount Wai`ale`ale
And the king
Manokalanipô

The breeze carries fragrance
Of mokihana and sweet fern
And all the different flowers
Of the land

The roar thunders on the cliffs
At the falls of Nâmolokama
And the moss
Is slippery at Manu`akepa
The story is told

Of beautiful Mount Wai`ale`ale
And the king
Manokalanipô

 

Source: Recorded by Darlene Ahuna CD "Classic Hula" - Wai`ale`ale is Kaua`i's highest mountain and one of the wettest places on earth. Manokalanipô was a famous chief of Kaua`i. Music clip by Gippy Cooke