Ka Uʻi Kaulana O Ka Uhiwai

Ka Uʻi Kaulana O Ka Uhiwai
Kekupuohi (1729-1782)
289008Ka Uʻi Kaulana O Ka UhiwaiKekupuohi (1729-1782)

I aloha Mana i ka uhiwai
I ka noe a ka ua kikoni ʻili
A he hoa kuiulili hoe e ka anu
I hoʻoi poi po me ke kēhau
 
Ke pua mai la i Waiʻaleʻale
Pohai luna i ka iwi polena
I mahuʻi au i ke kani a ka ʻiwa
I ka hone a ka leo a ka naulu
 
Ulu mai ka manaʻo liʻa i ka nani
Kuʻu hoa ka ehuehu a ka noe
Ke ʻuleuleu nei no Waimea
E kaunu me ka ua kipuʻu
 
O ke ani peahi a ka lau niu
Kuʻu ipo i ke kai hāwanawana
Kau mai ka haliʻa no Honolulu
Ku`u ipo i ka la`i o ke kaona
 
E hea mai ka leo i mehana wau
E ka uʻi kaulana o ka uhiwai
Hea aku mākou, o mai ʻoe
O Kalanikauleleiaiwi ʻoe


This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.