"Aloha Oli" chant by Nona Kapuailohia Beamer performed by Jonathan Lopez near Malama Ki Forest Reserve, Puna, Hawai'i. Video by teepeepro.co. Translations below.
In Hawaiian / English Literal Translation.
Onaona I ka hala / Fragrant is the (breath) of Hala
Me ka Lehua / with the lehua
E hale lehua / the "halelehua"
No ia na ka noi / that is indeed our choice
E ka'u no ia / I have long
E a no'e nei / "anticipated"
E a li'a nei / your being here
Ho'i o Tahiti mai / It matters not that you have come afar
A hiki mai no oe / it is right for you to come
A hiki pu no me ke aloha / and all will be right with me
Aloha e Aloha e Aloha e / It is love! It is love! It is love!
(Kauna Meaning)
I welcome you to this place of my heart,
to this place of intimacy,
Let us share in the Spirit of Aloha.
17 фев 2013
