MELE: SONGS AND STORIES
Traditional Mele - Lena Machado, Songbird of Hawaiʻi
Pua Māmane
Aia ka nani i luna, Ka liko pua māmane. There is beauty above, In the budding māmane blossom.
Aia ka nani i luna, Ka liko pua māmane. There is beauty above, In the budding māmane blossom.
Lei Kiele
Me ‘oe ka ‘ano‘i pili mau, E ka milimili lei kiele. My yearning holds always to you, O darling gardenia lei.
Me ‘oe ka ‘ano‘i pili mau, E ka milimili lei kiele. My yearning holds always to you, O darling gardenia lei.
Ku‘u Wā Li‘ili‘i
Ho‘omana‘o a‘ela ala au, I ku‘u wā li‘ili‘i. I am remembering, My youth.
Ho‘omana‘o a‘ela ala au, I ku‘u wā li‘ili‘i. I am remembering, My youth.
Ho‘onanea
Ma ka poli iho nō ‘o ho‘onanea, E ake inu wai a ka manu. Lose yourself here in my arms, I long to drink deeply of love.
Ma ka poli iho nō ‘o ho‘onanea, E ake inu wai a ka manu. Lose yourself here in my arms, I long to drink deeply of love.
Aloha Nō
Ho‘ohihi ko‘u mana‘o ‘eā, I ko leo ma ke kelepona. My thoughts are caught up, By your voice on the telephone.
Ho‘ohihi ko‘u mana‘o ‘eā, I ko leo ma ke kelepona. My thoughts are caught up, By your voice on the telephone.