Mele Popoki: He Inoa Na Jots

E ‘elekule
nou e koʻu hoaloha
o ka pueo kani mai ana
Ina e ke iwikuamoʻo
Hiki lele na lāʻau paina e.....

Eia nā Hua liʻiliʻi

nā Hua liʻiliʻi hiwa no ka Lopine-hoʻopai.  

A lele ʻoe

A lele 'oe i ke Kula mauʻu.  A lele 'oe i ke hale moa

A lele 'oe i ke paina e.  

A  lele 'oe

Eia nā Mauʻu hone

Nā Mauʻu hone no ka Lāpaki-hoʻopai.  

A holo 'oe

A holo 'oe ma ke hiʻuiʻa. A hoʻoholo 'oe ma ke la iki.

A holo 'oe ma ke paina e.   

A hoʻoholo 'oe

Ua uhi Kapa moe mahana,

Hoomahanahana ola honua.

E noa! E noa! Amama wale!

"Aia no i ʻo" wahi o ka paina.

Hey old friend...

For you my friend

Nearby the owl is crying

The family is stricken

Suddenly agitated are the pines

Here are the berries

The dark purple berries to attract the robins

Fly to the meadow

Fly to the chicken coop

Fly to the pines

Fly

Here is the sweet grass

the sweet grass  to attract the rabbits

Run through the sword ferns

Run through the narrow trails

Run through the pines

Run

We are wrapped in warm blankets

Warmth that relaxes the rigors of earthly life

Freedom! Freedom! The load is lifted!

“Yet to come” say the pines.

-Ma Christopher Kawika Brown ... Mahalo nui loa a pau hiapo i k'ou pu'uwai

E ‘elekule nou e koʻu hoaloha

Jots Lele Kane Po, June 13, 2015

Ina e ke iwikuamoʻo

"Aia no i ʻo" wahi o ka paina.