Makee `Ailana

By James K. Ii

Owana Salazar - vocals and slack-key guitar
Translation - Martha Webb Costa

Makee `Ailana ke aloha la		Beloved, Makee Island
`Aina i ka `ehu`ehu o ke kai		Land in the wind-blown sea spray

`Elua `ekolu no makou		We all are two, made three
I ka `ailana mahiehie		By the delightful presence of love

O ka leo o ka wai ka`u aloha		I love the voice of the water
I ka`i mai e he anu kaua		Suggesting we two are chilly

Ina `o you me mi nei		If you were here with me
Noho `oe i ka noho paipai		You would sit in the rocking chair

Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana		I have spoken of this
Makee `Ailana hu`e ka mana`o		Makee Island, and my meaning is clear