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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Ka Huila Wai
Composed By: Alfred Alohikea
Performed By: IZ
A D A
Ku wale mai no, Ka Huila Wai
E7 A
A'ohe wai ia'u, E niniu ai
D A
He aniani ku, mau 'oe no
E7 A
He hoa kuka, pu me kaua
D A
Aloha 'ia no, 'o'i'o lele
E7 A
I sa lele ahea, i ka moana
D A
Aloha 'ia no, 'O Waiohinu
E7 A
Ka pali lele wai, a ke koae
D A
Mai noho 'oe, a ho'o poina
E7 A
I kahi pikake, ulu ma'ema'e
D A
Ha'ina 'ia mai, ana kapuana
E7 A
A'ohe wai ia'u, e niniu ai
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~07.14.05 05:11:18 HST
IN THE THIRD VERSE OF KA HUILA WAI, IT IS MOLI O LELE NOT O'I'O LELE.
WE RESEARCHED THIS SONG FOR A HULA COMPETITION ON KAUA'I. I SPOKE TO
MOON K, JOHNNY LUM-HO, MANU BOYD, AND UNCLE ALFRED'S OHANA TO GET
THE WORDS AND MEANING RIGHT. MAHALO MANA.
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The windmill just stands still
No water comes swirling up
You are a constant reflection of me
My companion, always conversing with me
Beloved indeed is Mōlīlele
When the clouds swirl, the ocean is stormy
Beloved is the koae bird from
The waterfall of Wai`ōhinu
Just don't you forget
This attractive peacock
Tell the refrain
No water comes swirling up
Source: Garza-Maguire Collection - Verse 3, the cliff Mōlīlele was named for Monilele,
a very pretty young girl who caught the eye of a chief that was not well liked.
He declared she would become his wife. The day before the wedding, she went to
the forest and picked all the maile to adorn herself. She then went down to the
cliffs at South Point, and jumped off. If you go to the cliffs at South Point
and smell maile, where obviously no maile grows, it is because Monilele likes you.
This legend told by a Ka`ū kupuna born near Hilea. When asked about Moaula,
it was pronounced in the vernacular (or maybe a dialect) Moula, leaving out the "a".
Hence the transition Moanilele, Monilele, Molilele (in song).
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Thanks Mana for your time to research
Russo
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