Lyrics - Hawaiian
(Hawaiian folk song)
1. Aia lā ‘o Pele i Hawai’i,
‘eä! Ke ha’a mai lä i Maukele ‘eä!
2. `Ühï`ühä mai ana, `eä
Ke nome a`e la i`ä Puna, `eä
3. Ka mea nani ka i Paliuli, `eä
Ke pulelo a`e la i nä pali,`eä
4. Aia ka palena i Maui, `eä
`Äina o Kaululä`au, `eä
5. I hea käua e la`i ai, `eä
I ke alanui a`e li`a nei, `eä
6. Ha`ina `ia mai ka puana, `eä
No Hi`iaka nö he inoa, `eä
English Translation – Pele is at Hawai`i
1. Pele is at Hawai`i
She is dancing at Maukele
2. She surges and puffs this way
Devouring the land of Puna
3. It makes Paliuli beautiful
Fire tongues leaping at the cliffs
4. It is heard at Maui
Land of Kaulula`au
5. Where will we find peace?
Oh, how we yearn on the road
6. The end of my song
A name song for Hi`iaka
See also
- Culture: Hawaii
- Harmony: chords i & iv
- Melody: repeated tones / mi, so, la / E,G,A
- Meter: 2
- Scale: tritonic
- Tones: l,dr
- Source: The Musical Classroom: Backgrounds, Models and Skills for Elementary Teaching,Hackett, Lindeman, Prentice Hall, Inc. 1979
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
