Ē Māmā ē mai uē ʻoe
Hele aʻe nō au
A huli hoʻi mai
Hele ʻia i ka lā o ka leʻale'a
A komo ke aloha
A huli hoʻi mai
ʻO wau kāu i kapa mai ai
He līʻō Kaleponi
Piʻi nō ka hui
ʻO ka piʻi no kaʻu a Kapiʻolani
ʻO ka lina poepoe
Hoʻokahi mile
I laila ʻoe i kākele ʻia ai
He ʻole ka puni
Kapiʻolani pāka
Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
Ē māmā ē
Mai uē ʻoe
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Dear Mom, do not cry
I depart
But will return
Gone to a day of pleasure
Once I find love
I shall come back
Iʻm the one you call
A California horse
Improving the team
I go to race at Kapiʻolani Park
On the race track
One mile long
There you get rubbed with oil
It's nothing to circle
Kapiolani Park
Tell the story in the refrain
O Mom
Don't you cry
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Source: Johnny Noble’s Royal Collection of Hawaiian Songs - Written in the 1920's, this is
a favorite of the falsetto singing style. Translated by Puakea Nogelmeir, Hawaiian Text edited by Puakea Nogelmeier © 1928 John
Noble Rights throughout the world controlled by Miller Music Corp. |