HAWAIIAN KAHIKO HULA "O Ke Ahi Lonomakua"

POEM BY JANE LAHILAHI's SON PRINCE ALBERT

 KALENACOM: Sweet Moonlight by Prine Albert Kukailmoku Kunuikea

SWEET MOONLIGHT - Prince Albert Kukailimoku Kunuiakea

‘Auhea wale ‘oe e Sweet Moonlight E ke onaona e hea mai nei Eia hoi au ka maile lau li‘i I moe i ke anu o uka Hui: E kiss goodnight, o Sweet Moonlight Ke ua kilihune mai nei Ho‘olai nâ manu luhe me ka palai Ho‘ope ‘a‘ala o ka nahele Ua nani no ‘oe e beauty Laniuma E kahi manu hulu laha a‘ole Ua hanu ia aku kou meheu E ka ua kilihune o uka E ake wale au ea ‘ike la I ka ua lanipili o uka Ho‘oipo mau no ke ‘ala huihui I ka pua o ke ‘a‘ali‘i

Listen to me o Sweet Moonlight A gentle fragrance now calls to me Here I am, dainty leafed maile That grew in the cold of the upland Chorus: E kiss goodnight, o Sweet Moonlight Gentle rains are falling around Birds poise aloft amid the drooping fern That fill the forest with their scent You are a beauty, Geranium A bird with feather, rare Whose footstep is being traced By the light showers of the upland I am eager to see The pouring upland rain Where I will woo the gentle perfume Of the a‘ali‘i blossom