Mele about Na Pali Mahoe, 1888.

NA PALI MAHOE.

1

Aia i Akaka kuu lei rose
I ke oho lau lipo o ka palai
Oia wai huelo i ka lau laau
Me ka ehu wai hoi a ka noe.

Cho. Hoi mai no ka ia la e pili
Ua malu ke ao la i na pali
Noho i ka olu home lau kukui
I ka nehe a ka leo o ka wai.

2

Kahiko ka nani i hale uwila
I ka uluwehiwehi la o na pua
Kuu pua rose i kui ai a lawa
I lei hooipo no na po anu.

3

Ilihia wale hoi au i ko leo
I ke ahe olu hoi a ka Malanai
Ilaila hoi au ike maka i ka nani
I ke kio wai kapu a ia manu.

D. I. W.

Na Pali Mahoe, Hilo.

[There are so many beautiful songs held in the pages of the Hawaiian-Language Newspapers! Here is one written by someone living in the Na Pali Mahoe spoken of in the previous post. It would benefit modern composers greatly to look back at and to study these as they turn forward and compose their own mele.]

(Kuokoa, 5/5/1888, p. 1)

Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Buke XXVII, Helu 18, Aoao 1. Mei 5, 1888.