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Mele

Kuʻu Ipo I Ka Heʻe Puʻe One

By The Brothers Cazimero

 

Wehewehe

Aia kēia mele i ka puke He Mele Aloha ma ka ʻaoʻao 138.

Likelike sings of her love, gentle as the sea gliding over the sand dunes, in this best known of her compositions… The poet expresses that love came to late, for passion arrived the night before.” (He Mele Aloha, pg. 138)

Hoʻokani

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Lyrics

Kuʻu ipo i ka heʻe puʻe one
Me ke kai nehe i ka ʻiliʻili
Nipo aku i laila ka manaʻo
Ua kiliʻopu māua i ka nahele
E iala, e maliu mai
Eia ko aloha i ʻaneʻi
Hiki mai ana i ka pō nei
Ua kiliʻopu māua i ka nahele
Ka ʻoē nehenehe a ke kai
Hone ana i ka piko waiʻolu
I laila au lā ʻike
Kiliʻopu māua i ka nahele
Hiki ʻē mai ana ka makani
Ua hala ʻē aku ē ka Puʻulena
Ua lose kou chance e ke hoa
Ua kiliʻopu māua i ka nahele
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