Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume LIV, Number 19, 12 Mei 1916 — HE MELE NO BERNICE LANE. [ARTICLE]

HE MELE NO BERNICE LANE.

1. Kaulana i ka hanohano, Kaulana Hawaii nei; Ko ole ka ohumuhumu, Makehewa ka imihala. E ka opu lol^oino, Lawe no au a lilo na'u; Hiu no au a na'u e lei, Kuu lei poni moi, Noluna mai ko 'u lei. 2. Lei nani lei lanakila, Kuu home ainā hanau; Kailiponi ko'u inoa, Kaili au nele oe. Hiu a wela, lawe a lilo loa, I moho kaulanq, rio Hawaii nei; Huhewa ko'u hoa, ili puakea.p Mareka. Ka mahina ae .o lune, Papa'i ka ia e hoi ai. 3. Haina ka puana no ka moho heihei au, Bernie.e ka moho kaulana ka-wahine; Keehi ale mai au ua like me ka uwila, Kani ana ke hiki i ka pahu hopu. Lulu lima ria hoa, no ka .molio lanakila, Kailiponi mai. au, ka.eaea.no ka moana; Kaupu ka hoa like, kauaheahe i ka la 'i, Hawaii no ka oi, pilia ike i ka hana, Kiina a ke akamai, aohe lua e like ai. 4 - ~ Ma ka la nui o lune, Ka mahina ai papa'i; Kakele liou ai na lio hēihei, 0 Mine ko'u lio oi' aku ka panee, Ka pakika ka pahee i ka ili o ke kai, Heaha'ae keia e kapalulu mai nei? He lio kapiiai hao, a he loa Kaleponi, boe kaplana, o ka boe puauu, Ma ka boe pauaka, i kolu i ka boe pele, 5. Ma ka la 4 o lulai, Ka mahina o liona; Nona ka lei alii, E papalii ai au, 1 ka lei lanakila. He eu mai au no ka moana, A he olali au no ke kai; Kailiponi kaulanu ka inoa, No ka moho heihei o Hawaii. 6. Haina ka puana no ka moho lanakila, Bernice ka moho. kaulana 0 ke ao nei. He kupa au 110 ke kai, he eu no Hawaii, Kailiponi au, lei poni moi, Lei o ke ola, lei 0 Hawaii! E ola mau au, o ka |laku ko 'u kokua, Nona mai ko'u lei, noluna lilo mai.Lei kamahao, lei kupanaha, Lei anuenue no Kailiponi. Hakuia e J. PUAAIKI KANAKALIILII. 1565 Pensacola St., Makiki.