Hi`ilawe is credited to two composers: Sam Li`a and Mrs. Kuakini
Waterfall by Jimi Hendrix
Owana Salazar - vocals, slack-key guitar, steel guitar; Ocean Kaowili - acoustic bass
Translation - from Na Mele o Hawai`i Nei by Samuel H. Elbert and Noelani Mahoe
| Kamaka ka ikena ia Hi`ilawe |
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All eyes are on Hi`ilawe |
| I ka papa lohi mai a`o Maukele |
In the sparkling lowlands of Maukele |
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| Pakele mai au i ka nui manu |
I escape all the birds |
| Hauwala`au nei puni Waipi`o |
Chattering everywhere in Waipi`o |
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| A`ole no wau e loa`a mai |
I am not caught |
| A he uhiwai au no ke kuahiwi |
For I am the mist of the mountains |
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Waterfall
Nothing can harm me at all
My world is so very small
With my waterfall |
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I can see
My rainbow calling me
Through the misty breeze
Of my waterfall |
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Waterfall
Don't ever change your ways
Fall with me for a million days
Oh, my waterfall |
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| He hiwahiwa au no ka makua |
I am the darling of the parents |
| A he lei `a`i na ke kupuna |
And a lei for the necks of grandparents |
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| Na Puna ke `ala i hali`ia mai |
The fragrance is wafted from Puna |
| Noho i ka wailele a`o Hi`ilawe |
And lives at Hi`ilawe |
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| Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana |
Tell the refrain |
| Kamaka ka `ikena ia Hi`ilawe |
All eyes are on Hi`ilawe |
