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Hanohano Hanalei (The Glory of Hanalei) - SMS Poem 4/15/2020

Today, Dr. Paul Lindenfeld read the English translation of Hanohano Hanalei, The Glory of Hanalei, at the UCSF Symptom Management Service Meeting.  

Hanohano Hanalei/The Glory of Hanalei

Hanohano Hanalei i ka ua nui,          The glory of Hanalei is its heavy rain,

E pakika kahi limu o Manu'akepa.    Slippery seaweed of Manu'akepa.

I laila ho'i au i 'ike iho ai                    There I felt

I ka hana hu'i konikoni i ka 'ili.          Tingling cool sensation of the skin.

Aloha kahi one o pua rose                Greetings, O sand and rose flowers

I ka ho'opē 'ia e ka hunakai.             Drenched by sea spray.

'Akahi ho'i au a 'ike i ka nani.           Never have I seen such splendor.

Hanohano Hanalei i ka ua nui.          The glory of Hanalei is its heavy rain.

Kilakila kahi wai nā Molokama          Majestic streams of Molokama

I ke kau 'ia mai ho'i e ka 'ohu.          Mist-covered.

He 'ohu ho'i 'oe nō ka 'āina              You are the mist of the land

A Hanalei a'e ha'aheo nei.                That Hanalei cherishes.

Kilohi i ka nani Māmalahoa               Behold the beauty of Māmalahoa

I ka ho'opē 'ia e ke kēhau.                Drenched by the dew.

'Elua wale iho nō māua,                    She and I are two,

I kolu i ka hone a ka 'ehu kai.            Three with the rustle of sea spray.

 

Hanohano Hanalei was written in 1922 by Alfred Alohikea.  Read more about about Alfred and this song: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22243300/tales-of-hawaii-alfred-alohikea-and/

Listen to the orignal version (used in motion picture Aloha)