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Pua Kukui

by Mekia Kealakai

 

ʻAuhea wale ana ʻoe

E ka liko pua kukui

Kuhi au o ka ʻono ia

A ka puʻu aʻe moni nei

 

Piʻikoi kahi manaʻo

I ka pili koʻolua ia

Eia ke kaula lopi āna

Hei kō puʻuwai kapalili

 

ʻAuhea wale ana ʻoe

E ua wahi huapala nei

Mai piʻi hou mai ʻoe

O loaʻa pono kāua

 

Kūlanalana ka makuʻu

I ka noho i ka lio

Mōlio ke kaula ʻili

I ka lae o ka pipi ohi

 

Loaʻa aku ʻoe iaʻu

I ka welelau o ka lima

Hei ʻoe kaʻu kīpuka

E ka pipi hoʻokahi kiwi

 

Ma kuʻu poli mai ʻoe

Naʻu ʻoe honihoni aku

Haʻina mai ka puana

E ua wahi huapala nei

プア・ククイ

対訳:神保 滋

 

 

 

 

<解説>

雨や過去形とは違った意味の「ua」が出てくる。ハワイ語の文章などではよく使われる用法だが、歌詞で見たのはこれが初めてな気がする。

 

 

 

 

 

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