Ka ʻIwa - Words by Mary Pukui, Music by Maddy K. Lam
ʻAuhea wale ana ʻoe E ka ʻiwa hoʻolaʻilaʻi Kikaha mālie, Kikaha mālie I ke alo o nā pali Ua pali e ke kua Mahina e ke alo He ʻōiwi nani, He ʻōiwi nani Kō kuʻu ipo nohea ʻO nā maka hōʻeuʻeu ʻUmeʻume i ka puʻuwai Ua like nō ka uʻi, Ua like nō ka uʻi Me ka ʻōhiʻa noho malu Pōhai mai nā manu I ke ʻala hoʻohenoheno ʻO Mākālei ka hoa, ʻO Mākālei ka hoa I ke ona hoʻomau ʻia Haʻina mai ka puana No ka ʻiwa hoʻolaʻilaʻi Kīkaha mālie, Kīkaha mālie I ke alo o nā pali	ʻIwa Bird	This is a song for you The ʻiwa bird so relaxing Gliding easily Gliding easily By the front of the cliffs   His back is as straight as a cliff His face as bright as the moon It's a beautiful sight It's a beautiful sight You are my sweetheart    Your eyes are tantalizing They're drawing the heart It's just like the beauty It's just like the beauty Sitting in the shade of the ʻōhiʻa tree    The birds gather about To enjoy your appealing scent You are likened to the Mākālei You are likened to the Mākālei Always being attractive forever more    To all my story is told Of the ʻiwa bird, quietly poised Gliding easily Gliding easily Before the face the cliffs
Source: Pamai Tenn Collection - Verse 4, stanza 3, Mākālei is the name of a supernatural tree found on Molokaʻi; thought to attract fish. Verse 3, stanza 5, ʻōhiʻa is the mountain apple tree. Male ʻIwa birds inflate their red throat pouches in mating rituals. Translated by Mary Pukui © Criterion Music Corp 1955