Paroles et traduction Kealiʻi Reichel - No Luna E Ka Halekai No Kamaʻalewa

No Luna E Ka Halekai No Kamaʻalewa

No luna i ka hale kai no ka ma′alewa
Nānā ka maka iā Moananuikalehua
Noho i ke kai o Maiu ē
I kū a'ela ka lehua i laila lae
′Eā lā 'eā lā 'eā, i laila ho′i
Hōpoe ka lehua ki′eki'e luna lā
Maka′u ka lehua a i ke kanaka lae
Lilo a i lalo e hele ai
'Eā lā ′eā lā 'eā, i laila ho′i
(O) Kea'au 'ili′ili nehe i ke kai lā
Ho′olono i ke kai a'o Puna lā′eā
A'o Puna i ka ulu hala lā
′Eā lā 'eā lā ′eā, kai k'o Puna
Kai Ko'o Puna ′Eā lā ′eā lā 'eā
From above at Kahalekai, from Kama′alewa
The eyes gaze at Moananuikalehua
Who resides on the shore of Maliu
With the lehua standing tall there
There, indeed
There, indeed
Hōpoe is the exalted lehua on high
The lehua is fearful of men
Leaving them to walk down below
Down below, indeed
Down below, indeed
The pebbles of Kea'au clatter in the tide
Listen to the sea of Puna
Of Puna in the hala groves
The rough sea of Puna
The rough sea of Puna.

On the Cliff of the Sea House of Kamaʻalewa

On the cliff of the sea house of the gentle winds
My eyes behold Moananuikalehua
Residing upon the shore of Maliu
Where the lehua stands tall upon the headland
Indeed, indeed, indeed, upon that very headland
Hōpoe is the lehua that towers high above
The lehua is fearful of the presence of man
And so descends to the ground below
Indeed, indeed, indeed, below, below
(O) Kea'au's pebbles clatter and make music in the sea
Listen to the whispers of the sea of Puna
Of Puna, amidst the hala groves
Indeed, indeed, indeed, the sea of Puna
The tempestuous sea of Puna
Indeed, indeed, indeed
From on high at Kahalekai, the abode of Kamaʻalewa
My gaze falls upon Moananuikalehua
Who dwells upon the shores of Maliu
Where the lehua stands tall upon that very headland
Indeed, indeed
Hōpoe, the exalted lehua that soars high above
Yet the lehua trembles at the sight of man
And so descends to the ground below
Down below, indeed
Indeed, below, below
The pebbles of Kea'au clamor and clash in the surging tide
Hark to the murmurings of the sea of Puna
Of Puna, where the hala trees sway
The restless sea of Puna
The surging sea of Puna, indeed, indeed, indeed.