Mele a Solomona 1
1 KE Mele o na mele, na Solomona no ia,
This is Solomon’s Song of Songs.
2 E honi mai ia'u i na honi o kona waha; No ka mea, ua oi aku kou aloha i ka waina.
Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is more delightful than wine.
3 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.
The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
4 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.
Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
5 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.
I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.
6 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.
Do not stare because I am dark, for the sun has gazed upon me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me a keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have neglected.
7 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?
Tell me, O one I love, where do you pasture your sheep? Where do you rest them at midday? Why should I be like a veiled woman beside the flocks of your companions?
8 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.
If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.
9 Ua hoohalike au ia oe, e ka'u mea i aloha'i, Me he lio wahine la iloko o na kaa o Parao.
I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.
10 Ua hoonaniia kou papalina i na kaula momi, A o kou a-i i na lei maikai.
Your cheeks are beautiful with ornaments, your neck with strings of jewels.
11 E hana makou nou i na kaula gula, A me na kaula hoi i paukuia i ke kala.
We will make you ornaments of gold, studded with beads of silver.
12 I ka noho pu ana o ke alii me kona poe, Ua moani aku la ko'u mea ala.
While the king was at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.
13 O ka'u mea i aloha'i, he pua mura no ia na'u, E moe iho la ia mawaena o ko'u poli.
My beloved is to me a sachet of myrrh resting between my breasts.
14 O ka'u mea i aloha'i, he lala kupero ia na'u, No ka malawaina mai o Enegedi.
My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossoms in the vineyards of En-gedi.
15 Aia hoi, he nani kou, e ka'u mea i aloha'i, He nani kou, he mau maka manu nunu kou.
How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
16 Aia hoi, he nani kou, e ka'u mea i aloha'i, he maikai hoi; Ua omaomao no hoi ko kaua wahi moe.
How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.
17 Na kaola o ko kaua hale, he laau kedera ia, A me ko kaua mau oa, he laau fira.
The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.
