Mele a Solomona 1
1 KE Mele o na mele, na Solomona no ia,
The Song of Songs, which pertaineth to Solomon.
2 E honi mai ia'u i na honi o kona waha; No ka mea, ua oi aku kou aloha i ka waina.
[SHE] Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! [THEY] For better are thy caresses 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.
Like the fragrance of thy precious oils, Oil poured out, is thy name, For this cause, virgins love thee.
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.
[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.
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.
[SHE] Swarthy, I am but comely, ye daughters of Jerusalem. [THEY] 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.
[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. …
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, 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?
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.
[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. …
9 Ua hoohalike au ia oe, e ka'u mea i aloha'i, Me he lio wahine la iloko o na kaa o Parao.
To a mare of mine, in the chariots of Pharaoh, have I likened thee, my fair one!
10 Ua hoonaniia kou papalina i na kaula momi, A o kou a-i i na lei maikai.
Comely are thy cheeks, with bead-rows, thy neck, with strings of gems.
11 E hana makou nou i na kaula gula, A me na kaula hoi i paukuia i ke kala.
[THEY] Rows of golden ornaments, will we make thee, with studs of silver.
12 I ka noho pu ana o ke alii me kona poe, Ua moani aku la ko'u mea ala.
[SHE] By the time the king is in his circle, my nard, will have given out 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.
A bag of myrrh, is my beloved to me, between my breasts, shall it tarry the night!
14 O ka'u mea i aloha'i, he lala kupero ia na'u, No ka malawaina mai o Enegedi.
A cluster of henna, is my beloved to me, 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.
[HE] Lo! thou art beautiful my fair one, lo! thou art beautiful, Thine eyes, [are] 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.
[SHE] Lo! thou art beautiful, my beloved, Yea delightful! [BOTH] Yea! our couch, is covered with leaves:
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 fretted ceiling, is cypress-trees.
