Hanohano E - Traditional |
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Hanohano e
ʻa o Hilo e I ka ua e kani lehua e Hanohano e o Hāmākua e I ka makani e laua maʻu e Hanohano e o Kohala e I ka makani e apaʻapaʻa e Hanohano e o Kawaihae e I ka kai e hawanawana e Hanohano e ʻa o Waimea e I ka ua e kipuʻupuʻu e Hanohano e ʻa o Mānā e I ka noe e a ka uhiwai e Hanohano e ʻa o Kona e I ke kai e maʻokiʻoki e |
Majestic is Hilo With the rain that brings lehua Majestic Hāmākua With wind that blows through the fern leaves Majestic Kohala In the gales Majestic Kawaihae Of the whispering sea Majestic is Waimea In the hard, cold rain Majestic is Mānā In the mist and the fog Majestic is Kona With the streaked sea |
Source: McKee Collection "Sonny Cunha Music Book" © 1902 William. H. Coney, Translated by Mary Pukui |