04 March 2008

Ka Nohona Pili Kai

Pä hanu mai ka pua ehu o ke kai   
E holu nape ana i ka lau kï   
Me he leo `a`ala i mäpu mai   
E heahea mau nei   

Aloha ë, aloha nö   
Aloha ka häli`ali`a mau   
He nani ë, he nani nö   
He nani ka nohona pili kai   

Lauele ka mana`o i ke aumoe   
Hia`ä i ka `ulaleo o ke kai   
Ka`iawe ka hä`upu aloha   
E ho`omälie mau nei   

He pilikana ka malu ulu niu   
Hei mai ana me ka pöhuehue   
A he wehi ho`i ko hi`ikua ë   
E kähiko mau nei   

Puana `ia no ke ehu o ke kai   
Ia hanu `a`ala o ke aumoe   
Moe a`e ke ala e `alo    
E ho`olale mau nei   

Aloha ë, aloha nö   
Aloha ka häli`ali`a mau   
He nani ë, he nani nö   
He nani ka nohona pili kai     


The spray of the sea comes as a breath     
Rustling the leaves of the ti plants     
Like a perfumed whisper scenting the air     
Ever calling to me     

Beloved, beloved indeed!     
Beloved is the sweet remembrance     
Beautiful, beautiful indeed!     
Beauty embodies that seaside home     

The mind wanders freely in the dark of night     
Wakeful from the spirit-like voice of the sea     
Precious images drift through my thoughts     
Always bringing a sense of peace     

The shade of the coconut grove is like family      
Embracing me like the morning glory     
Those who are gone become a thing of beauty     
An everlasting adornment to hold dear     

The spray of the sea recounts the story     
That perfumed murmur of the deep of night     
The pathway lies before us that we tread     
Beckoning us ever forward     

Beloved, beloved indeed!     
Beloved is the sweet remembrance     
Beautiful, beautiful indeed!     
Beauty embodies that seaside home            

Ka Nohona Pili Kai               
Keali`i Reichel & Puakea Nogelmeier        

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