E lono

E lono i kou po_maika'i. Eia!

Listen to your blessedness. It is here!
.

'Akahi

'Akahi ho'i au a 'ike i ka nani

For the first time I see the beauty
.

He nani

He nani no_ ka 'ikena
ke kai e nehe nei

Beautiful is the scene
of the ocean nuzzling the shore
.

Pouli

Pouli ka mahina

Eclipse of the moon
.

'Ai na_na_

Ka 'ai na_na_ i luna

The food that requires looking up to
.

Pui_a ka nahele

Puia ka nahele
ma_pu mai ke 'ala
He nahele, he nahele

So sweet is the forest
with air filled with fragrance
lush and verdant place
.

Ka wa'a

Hele 'e ka wa'a

The speed of a canoe
.

He hi'i alo

He hi'i alo ua milimili 'ia i ke alo,
ua ha'awe 'ia ma ke kua,
ue lei 'ia ma ka 'a_'i_

A beloved one, fondled in the arms,
carried on the back, whose arms
have gone about the neck as a lei
.

Ho_ mai ka ihu

Ho_ mai ka ihu, a hele a'e au

Give hither the nose ere I go
.

I hole

I hole 'ia na ka i'e ke kau o ka la_

The time to cut designs in a tapa beater is when the sun is high
.