'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