Nani Wale ʻo Piʻiholo
Ka Haku Mele • 3m 49s
ʻAe, Nani Wale ʻo Piʻiholo
Nani wale ē ʻehehene
ʻO Piʻiholo ʻā ʻahahana
Ka wai huʻi ē ʻehehene
ʻO Kalena ʻā ʻahahana ē
He mea ʻole ē ʻehehene
Ta piʻina ʻā ʻahahana
Ma luna pono ē ʻehehene
O ka lio ʻā ʻahahana ē
E paʻa pono ē ʻehehene
I ta ʻōmuku ʻā ʻahana
Naue tāua ē ʻehehene
I ka niʻo ʻā ʻahahana ē
Māloʻeloʻe ē ʻehehene
A walawala ʻā ʻahahana
Haʻu ʻōpī ē ʻehehene
Kou waha ʻā ʻahahana ē
Kaena atu ē ʻēhehene
I ka piʻina ʻā ʻahahana
ʻUhūʻuhū ʻē ʻēhehene
A Piʻiholo ʻā ʻahahana ē, ʻae
He inoa no Kawaiokalena
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English Translation:
Piʻiholo is Splendid
Simply splendid
Is Piʻiholo
The chilly waters
Of Kalena
Tis nothing
The ascent
When properly astride
A horse
Hold fast
To the saddle horn
We sway
At the summit
Stiff and aching
Tilted backwards
Open-mouthed puffing
Issues forth
Boast, brag
About the ascent
Neighing, snort sounds
At Piʻiholo, indeed
A name song for Kawaiokalena
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