Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Na Mele: Resemblance -- Like no a Like (Hawaiian/English)

My homage to Lei Day ... Beltane ... May 1st.


1. 
Ua like no a like
Me ka ua kani-lehua;
Me he la e i mai ana,
Aia ilaila ke aloha.

Chorus:
Ooe no ka’u i upu ai,
Ku’u lei hiki ahiahi,
O ke kani o na manu,
I na hora o ke aumoe.

2.
Maanei mai kaua,
He welina pa’a i ka piko,
A nau no wau i imi mai.
A loaa i ke aheahe a ka makani.

Chorus.



[Translation]
Resemblance

1.
When the rain drums loud on the leaf,
It makes me think of my love:
It whispers into my ear,
Your love, your love--she is near.

Chorus:
Thou art the end of my longing,
The crown of evening's delight,
When I hear the cock blithe crowing,
In the middle watch of the night.

2.
This way is the path for thee and me,
A welcome warm at the end.
I waited long for thy coming,
And found thee in waft of the breeze.

Chorus.


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