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ʻImi Au Iā ʻOe – no pdf

By Charles E. King & Lili`uokalani

 

Wehewehe

Aia kēia mele i ka puke He Mele Aloha ma ka ʻaoʻao 86.

“Also known as King’s Serenade, this Charles E. King song tells about a young man searching for his beloved lost in the Puna district.” (He Mele Aloha, pg. 86)

Hoʻokani

This version performed by Nāpua Greig via Soundcloud.

Lyrics

ʻAuhea wale ʻoe e ke aloha lā
E ka mea hōʻehaʻeha puʻuwai
Na wai e ʻole ke aloha lā
A he waiwai ua sila mua ʻia
ʻImi au iā ʻoe e ke aloha lā
Ma nā paia ʻaʻala o Puna
A i hea lā ʻoe i nalowale iho nei
Hoʻi mai nō kāua e pili
ʻAʻohe kohukohu o ka ua lā
Ke pili mai me aʻu ka wahine uʻi
Aia koʻu hoa a e kohu ai
ʻO ka ʻiʻiwi hulu ʻula o ka nahele
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