He Lei No Kamaile - Words by Kealiʻi Reichel & Puakea Nogelemeier, music by Kealiʻi Reichel | |
Lei Kohala i ka ua Ka ʻApaʻapaʻa E pāpahi ana Iā Kokoiki I hīpuʻu ʻia Hiʻilei ʻia mai E ʻoe, E Kamaile ē Lei Pāʻia i ka malu I ka ulu niu Hāinu mau ʻia Me ka huna kai I huia mai A puīa nō ke ao E ʻoe, e Kamaile ē He lei hoʻi kō aloha He kāhiko ia E nani ai ke ola Ke pūʻili ʻia E lei ʻia mai Ia wehi kamahoi E ʻoe, e Kamaile ē |
Kohala is adorned with the
rain And the ʻApaʻapaʻa wind Bestowing honors On the land of Kokoiki Entwined together And embraced like a lei By you, by Kamaile Pāʻia is adorned with the calm Amid the coco grove Forever infused and refreshed With the fine spray of the sea Brought together Imbuing all the world By you, by Kamaile Your love is like a garland A thing of finery to behold That makes life beautiful When held in its embrace Let it be bestowed That splendid adornment By you, by Kamaile |
Source: Kealiʻi Reichel album "E O Mai" Copyright 1997 Punahele, Inc. - written for the composer's grandmother |