Ke Kaʻupu (Albatross) - Leleiōhoku

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Iā māua i hoʻolaʻi iho ai
Kaha ʻana ke kaʻupu i ka lāʻi
I laila ke aloha haʻanīpo
Haʻalipo i ka poli pumehāna

Kuhi au ua like me ia nēi
Ka lalawe ninihi launa ʻole
ʻAkahi a ʻike i ka nōe
Ua loha i ka wai hoʻolana

ʻO ka hana nipo kau `ē ke ānu
Ua maewa poniponi i ka nōe
Poahiahi wale ke ʻikēna
Ke koni iho koni aku koni aʻela

Hui:
Inā pēlā mai kāu hāna
Pākela ʻoi aku ka pipīʻi
Kāu hana ʻolu noʻeāu
Kohu like me Waiʻaleʻale



While we are at peace
Peacefully soars the albatross
And a sweetheart makes love
Makes love with warm heart

I thought it was so
Quiet taking over, unsurpassed
Never before to see such mist
Drooping over calmed water

To woo in the coolness
To sway in the purple mist
And hazy view
To throb here, throb there, throb so

Chorus:
So that's your way
Superior but bubbling
Sweet clever acts
Like Wai`ale`ale

Source: Nâ Mele o Hawai`i Nei Music clip by Gippy Cooke