ʻAnapau - Music by David Kamana

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He aha ē ka hana ʻAnapau
Holo lio ē ka hana ʻAnapau lā

He aha ē ka hana ʻAnapau

Hoʻolewa ē ka hana ʻAnapau


I luna aʻe ʻoe
ʻAnapau
I luna loa ʻoe
ʻAnapau

I lalo iho ʻoe
ʻAnapau
I lalo loa iho ʻAnapau


He aha ē ka lole ʻAnapau

He silika ē ka lole ʻAnapau


Haʻina
ē ka hana ʻAnapau
Ua pau ē ka lewa ʻAnapau


Haʻina ko maʻi ʻAnapau

Ua pau ē ka lewa ʻAnapau


What does ʻAnapau do?
ʻAnapau rides a horse

What does ʻAnapau do?
ʻAnapau goes here and there

Up goes ʻAnapau
Way up high goes ʻAnapau

Down goes ʻAnapau
Way down goes ʻAnapau

What does ʻAnapau wear
Silk clothing ʻAnapau wears

Tell th refrain of what ʻAnapau does
All is finished for ʻAnapau

Tell the refrain of the maʻi of ʻAnapau
All is finished for ʻAnapau


Source: Na Mele Hula
by Nona Beamer, Noble's Hawaiian Melodies - This mele maʻi chant in honor of Queen Liliʻuokalani was set to music. Hawaiian Text edited by Puakea Nogelmeier. Music clip by Gippy Cooke. © 1935 Miller Music Inc