The
Fisherman’s Chant
From
Waimea to Kapohakuokauai.
From
Kamananui to Kealia.
From
Kawailoa to Kawaihapai.
From
Paalaa to Mokuleia.
From
Opaeula to Poamoho.
From
Wananapaoa to Kainapuu.
From
Punanue to Helemano.
From
Puaena to Paalaauka.
From
Kaiaka to Kaupakuhale.
From
Kawaiakaaiea to Kaala.
The
wind is Maeaea.
A
net for fish.
Where
is the fish?
An
eyestripe surgeonfish is the fish,
A
yellowfish is the fish,
A
bluespine is the fish,
An
orangespine is the fish,
An
achilles tang is the fish,
What
is the bait?
The
bait for a big fish?
The
big-eyed net for the big fish.
I
will throw it back,
For
it is not delicious.
It
is ended.
Koʻu Unuhi o ke Oli a ka Lawaiʻa
Mai Waimea a i Kapohakuokauaʻi.
Mai Kamananui a i Keālia.
Mai Kawailoa a i Kawaihāpai.
Mai Paʻalāʻa a i Mokulēiʻa.
Mai ‘Ōpaeʻula a i
Poamoho.
Mai Wānanapaoa a i Kainapuʻu.
Mai Punanui a i Helemanō.
Mai Puaʻena a i Paʻalāʻauka.
Mai Kaiaka a i Kaupakuhale.
Mai Kawaiakaaiea a i Kaʻala.
ʻO Maeaea ka makani.
He ʻupena iʻa.
Aia ihea ka iʻa?
ʻO ka Puali ka iʻa,
ʻO ka Lauʻīpala ka iʻa,
ʻO ke Kala ka iʻa,
ʻO ka Umaumalei ka iʻa,
ʻO ka Pakuʻi ka iʻa,
He aha ka maunu?
He iʻa nui ka maunu hea?
Ka ʻupena makanui no ka iʻa nui.
E nou wau iāia,
ʻAʻole e ʻono,
Pau.
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