Song of Solomon 1
1 Solomon's song of songs.
KE Mele o na mele, na Solomona no ia,
2 Kiss me, kiss me with your mouth again and again, for your love is sweeter than wine.
E honi mai ia'u i na honi o kona waha; No ka mea, ua oi aku kou aloha i ka waina.
3 I love the way you smell from the perfumed oils you use. You have quite a reputation—it spreads like spilled perfumed oil. It's not surprising that all the young women adore you!
No ke ala o kou mea poni maikai, Ua like kou inoa me ka aila ala i nininiia; No ia mea, ua aloha mai na kaikamahine ia oe.
4 Take me by the hand—let's run! (The king has brought me to his bedroom.) Let's be happy together and find pleasure in your love. Your love is far better than wine! Women are right to adore you so!
E ume mai ia'u, e hahai makou mamuli ou. Ua hookomo mai ke alii ia'u iloko o kona keena; E hauoli makou, a e olioli hoi ia oe; E hoomanao makou i kou aloha mamua o ka waina; Ua aloha aku ka poe pono ia oe.
5 I'm black, but I'm beautiful, women of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
Ua eleele au, ua maikai no nae, E na kaikamahine o Ierusalema; E like me na halelewa o Kedara, E like hoi me na paku lole o Solomona.
6 Don't look down on me because I'm black, because the sun has burned me. My brothers were angry with me and made me look after the vineyards, so I couldn't look after my own vineyard.
Mai nana mai oukou ia'u, no ka mea, ua eleele au, No ka nana ana mai o ka la ia'u. Ua huhu mai ia'u na keiki a ko'u makuwahine, Ua hoolilo mai lakou ia'u i mea kiai i na malawaina; Aka hoi, o ka'u malawaina, aole au i malama.
7 My love, please tell me where you're taking your flock. Where will you rest them at noon? For why should I have to wear a veil while looking for you among the flocks of your companions?
E hai mai ia'u, e ka mea a ko'u uhane i aloha'i, Aila ihea oe i hanai mai. Mahea la oe i hoomaha ai i ke awakea? No ke aha la wau i lilo ai, Me ho wahine la i uhiia, Ma na poe hipa a kou mau hoanoho?
8 If you really don't know, you who are more beautiful than any other woman, then follow the tracks of my flock, and let your goats graze near the shepherd's tents.
Ina, aole oe i ike, E ka mea maikai mawaena o na wahine, E hele oe ma na kapuwai o ka poe hipa, E hanai i kau poe kao keiki, Ma kahi kokoke i na halelewa o ka poe kahuhipa.
9 My darling, to me you're like a mare among Pharaoh's horses that pull his chariots,
Ua hoohalike au ia oe, e ka'u mea i aloha'i, Me he lio wahine la iloko o na kaa o Parao.
10 Your beautiful cheeks adorned with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
Ua hoonaniia kou papalina i na kaula momi, A o kou a-i i na lei maikai.
11 Let's make you some gold ornaments inlaid with silver.
E hana makou nou i na kaula gula, A me na kaula hoi i paukuia i ke kala.
12 As the king lay on his couch, my nard perfume gave off its fragrance.
I ka noho pu ana o ke alii me kona poe, Ua moani aku la ko'u mea ala.
13 My love is like a pouch of myrrh, lying all night between my breasts.
O ka'u mea i aloha'i, he pua mura no ia na'u, E moe iho la ia mawaena o ko'u poli.
14 My love is like a bunch of fragrant henna flowers in the vineyards of Engedi.
O ka'u mea i aloha'i, he lala kupero ia na'u, No ka malawaina mai o Enegedi.
15 Look at how very beautiful you are, my darling, how beautiful! Your eyes are as gentle as doves.
Aia hoi, he nani kou, e ka'u mea i aloha'i, He nani kou, he mau maka manu nunu kou.
16 And you, my love, are so handsome—how charming you are! The green grass is our bed,
Aia hoi, he nani kou, e ka'u mea i aloha'i, he maikai hoi; Ua omaomao no hoi ko kaua wahi moe.
17 with cedar trees as beams for our “house,” and pine trees for the rafters.
Na kaola o ko kaua hale, he laau kedera ia, A me ko kaua mau oa, he laau fira.
