`Ahulili - by Scott Ha`i

 
He aloha nö `o `Ahulili
He lili paha kö iala
I ke kau mau `ole `ia
E ka `ohu kau kuahiwi
 
 
Eia nö e ka `olu
Ke `ala küpaoa
A lawa kou makemake
E manene ae kou kino
 
 
`Ako aku au i ka pua
Kui nö wau a lei
A i lei poina `ole
No nä kau a kau
 
 
Pa`a iho oe a pa`a
Ka `i`ini me ka `ano`i
Ka ÔanoÔi no kau pua
Ka beauty a`o Mauna Hape
 
 
Ha`ina mai ka puana
He aloha no `Ahulili
He lili paha kö iala
I ke kau mau `ole `ia
 
 
A love for `Ahulili
He might be jealous
For not always being on
The mist of the mountain
 
 
Here is the cool
Heady fragrance
And your desires satisfied
As your body shudders
 
 
I have plucked the flower
Strung into a lei
A lei never forgotten
From one season to the next
 
 
Hold on tightly to
Your desire and your love
The craving for your blossom
The beauty of Happy Mountain
 
 
This is the end
A love for `Ahululi
He might be jealous
For not always being on
 
 

Source: McKee Collection - A similar version appears in Nâ Mele o Hawai`i Nei by Elbert & Mahoe. This song with its many versions is about Ahulili, a mountain peak in Kaupo, Maui. Lili means jealous. Translated by Henry Kaalakahi