KA ULUWEHI O KE KAI
The Plants of the Sea
Written and translated by Edith Kanaka'ole
From her LP: Hi'ipoi I Ka 'Âina Aloha

He ho'oheno ke 'ike aku - Such a delight it is to see
Ke kai moana nui la - The great big ocean
Nui ke aloha e hi'ipoi nei - So familiar and very cherished
Me ke 'ala o ka lîpoa - With the fragrance of the lîpoa

He lîpoa i pae i ke one - It is lîpoa which washes ashore
Ke one hinuhinu la - Onto the shiny white sand
Wela i ka lâ ke hehi 'a'e - Hot from the heating sun as you step on it
Mai mana'o he pono kêia! - Don't think that this is fun!

Ho'okohukohu e ka limu kohu - How enticing is the display of limu kohu
Ke kau i luna ô nâ moku la - Atop the rocks in the ocean
'O la maku 'ula la e hô - Enticing one to pick them
'Oni ana i 'ôi 'anei - As they sway to and fro

Ha'ina mai puana - Let the story be told
Ka lîpoa me ka limu kohu - If the lîpoa and the limu kohu
Hoapili 'oe me ka pâhe'e - Close companions of the pâhe'e
'Ânoni me ke lîpalu - Intermingled with the lîpalu

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