Pa'ahana (Busy) - traditional

 

He inoa keia no Pa'ahana Kaikamahine noho kuahiwi Mele he inoa no Pa'ahana   Na'u i noho aku ia wao kele Ia uka 'iu'iu Wahiawa Mele he inoa no Pa'ahana   'Opae 'oeha'a o ke kahawai 'O ka hua o ke kuawa ka'u 'ai ia Mele he inoa no Pa'ahana   Mai kuhi mai 'oe ka makuahine A he pono keia e noho nei Mele he inoa no Pa'ahana   'O kahi mu'umu'u pili i ka 'ili 'O ka lau la'i ko'u kapa ia Mele he inoa no Pa'ahana   Pilali kukui kau la'au Lau o ke pili ko'u hale ia Mele he inoa no Pa'ahana   I hume iho au ma ka puhaka I nalo iho ho'i kahi hilahila Mele he inoa no Pa'ahana   I ho'i iho ho'i au e pe'e 'Ike 'e 'ia mai e ka 'enemi Mele he inoa no Pa'ahana   Lawa 'ia aku au a i Manana Maka'ika'i 'ia e ka malihini Mele he inoa no Pa'ahana   Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana He mele he inoa no Pa'ahana Mele he inoa no Pa'ahana

This is a name song for Pa'ahana The girl who lived in the hills Namesong for Pa'ahana   I lived in the rain forests in The distand uplands of Wahiawa Namesong for Pa'ahana   Clawed shrimps of the streams and Guava fruits my food Namesong for Pa'ahana   Don't think about the mother I live here and am glad Namesong for Pa'ahana   A single mu'umu'u clings to my skin My blankets are ti leaves Namesong for Pa'ahana   Kukui gum on the trees And pili grass my home Namesong for Pa'ahana   I bind my loins And hide my private parts Namesong for Pa'ahana   I came and hid but was Seen by the enemy Namesong for Pa'ahana   I was taken to Manana And visited by strangers Namesong for Pa'ahana   Tell the refrain A song, a name for Pa'ahana Namesong for Pa'ahana