Song of Solomon 1
1 The Song of Songs, which pertaineth to Solomon.
KE Mele o na mele, na Solomona no ia,
2 [SHE] Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! [THEY] For better are thy caresses 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 Like the fragrance of thy precious oils, Oil poured out, is thy name, For this cause, virgins love thee.
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 [SHE] Draw me! [THEY] After thee, will we run! [SHE] The king, hath brought me, into his chambers. [THEY] We will exult and rejoice in thee, we will mention thy caresses, beyond wine, Sincerely they love thee.
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 [SHE] Swarthy, I am but comely, ye daughters of Jerusalem. [THEY] 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 [SHE] Do not look on me, because, I, am so swarthy, because the sun hath scorched me, —My mother’s sons, were angry with me, they set me to keep the vineyards, Mine own vineyard, have I not kept. …
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 Tell me, thou loved of my soul! Where wilt thou pasture thy flock? Where wilt thou let them recline at noon? For why should I be as one that wrappeth a veil about her, by the flocks of thy 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 [HE] If thou know not of thyself, most beautiful among women! get thee forth in the footsteps of the flock, and pasture thy kids by the huts of the shepherds. …
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 To a mare of mine, in the chariots of Pharaoh, have I likened thee, my fair one!
Ua hoohalike au ia oe, e ka'u mea i aloha'i, Me he lio wahine la iloko o na kaa o Parao.
10 Comely are thy cheeks, with bead-rows, thy neck, with strings of gems.
Ua hoonaniia kou papalina i na kaula momi, A o kou a-i i na lei maikai.
11 [THEY] Rows of golden ornaments, will we make thee, with studs of silver.
E hana makou nou i na kaula gula, A me na kaula hoi i paukuia i ke kala.
12 [SHE] By the time the king is in his circle, my nard, will have given out its fragrance:
I ka noho pu ana o ke alii me kona poe, Ua moani aku la ko'u mea ala.
13 A bag of myrrh, is my beloved to me, between my breasts, shall it tarry the night!
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 A cluster of henna, is my beloved to me, in the vineyards of En-gedi.
O ka'u mea i aloha'i, he lala kupero ia na'u, No ka malawaina mai o Enegedi.
15 [HE] Lo! thou art beautiful my fair one, lo! thou art beautiful, Thine eyes, [are] doves!
Aia hoi, he nani kou, e ka'u mea i aloha'i, He nani kou, he mau maka manu nunu kou.
16 [SHE] Lo! thou art beautiful, my beloved, Yea delightful! [BOTH] Yea! our couch, is covered with leaves:
Aia hoi, he nani kou, e ka'u mea i aloha'i, he maikai hoi; Ua omaomao no hoi ko kaua wahi moe.
17 The beams of our house, are cedars, Our fretted ceiling, is cypress-trees.
Na kaola o ko kaua hale, he laau kedera ia, A me ko kaua mau oa, he laau fira.
