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Moe Ka Wahine (50 words in Hawaiian) The Woman Sleeps

Posted on by piihonua

Moe ka wahine

I ka pōuliuli

Moe i ka mālie ka wahine inu ʻawa

Uē ihola ke kāne ʻili kou

Na ke kumu ʻulu kona hoa moe

Na ka manu ʻai maiʻa ka hewa

Nānā iho nā akua i ka noʻonoʻo

Lele aʻe ka pueo

Kāhea ka ʻalalā

ʻĀ mai nei ka imu.

 

(Translation)
The Woman Sleeps

The ‘awa-drinking woman sleeps peacefully

the kou-skinned man cries

The ‘ulu tree is his night companion

The banana-eating bird is the guilty one

The gods look down in thought

The owl flies

The crow calls out

The fire in the pit burns.

Prompt: More Prompts for the February Year of the Rat Writing Contest — Exactly 50 words

Talk story

  1. piihonua says:

    Aloha BR ʻohana,
    Nevah get space fo explain. Dis is Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Language Month). I post a composition in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi each month of Pepeluali. Hope you enjoy.

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