'Ahulili, Full Version
Composed By: Scott Ha'i
Performed By: Scott Ha'i
Submitted By: Lono <aloha.com@gmail.com>
`Ahulili - by Scott Ha`i
D
He aloha no `o `Ahulili A love for `Ahulili
A7 D D7
He lili paha ko iala He might be jealous
G D
I ke kau mau `ole `ia For not always being on
A7 D E7-A7-D
E ka `ohu kau kuahiwi The mist of the mountain
D
Eia no e ka `olu Here is the cool
A7 D D7
Ke `ala kupaoa Heady fragrance
G D
A lawa kou makemake And your desires satisfied
A7
D E7-A7-D
E manene ae kou kino As your body shudders
D
`Ako aku au i ka pua I have plucked the flower
A7 D D7
Kui no wau a lei Strung into a lei
G D
A i lei poina `ole A lei never forgotten
A7 D E7-A7-D
No na kau a kau From one season to the next
D
Pa`a iho oe a pa`a Hold on tightly to
A7 D D7
Ka `i`ini me ka `ano`i Your desire and your love
G D
He`ano`i no ka pua The craving for your blossom
A7 D E7-A7-D
Ka beauty a`o Mauna Hape The beauty of Happy Mountain
D
Ha`ina mai ka puana This is the end
A7 D D7
He aloha no `Ahulili A love for `Ahululi
G D
He lili paha ko iala He might be jealous
A7 D E7-A7-D
I ke kau mau `ole `ia For not always being on
Source: McKee Collection - A similar version appears in Nâ Mele o Hawai`i Nei
by Elbert & Mahoe. This song with its many versions is about `Ahulili,
a mountain peak in Kaupo, Maui. Lili means jealous.
Translated by Henry Kaalakahi
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