Halalu
When Uncle Frank was a young boy, many of his days were spent at his auntie's house in He`e`ia. There he had his first taste of lomi halalü (immature akule ). He writes of a deep desire that wells from within and compares it to his taste for the delicacy. Just add a little chili pepper water, some limu kohu …is there anything better? Hü, ka `ono!!
Performed in the key of G.
Ho`oheno nö i ke momoni aku lä
Ka `ono loa o ka halalü
Hui:
Lomilomi `ia me ka limu kohu
Ke koho pololei a tu`u li`a ana lä
Konikioni ke momoni o ka halalü
Ho`owelawela `ia me ka nï`oi
Poina`ole ka `ono o ka halalü
`O ka i`a maka onaona (lä) i aloha iho ai
Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana lä
Ka `ono loa o ka halalü
Cherished, the eating
the delicious taste of the halalu
Massaged in with the limu kohu
Throbbing, the swallowing of the halalu
Spiced with hot peppers
Unforgettable, the taste of the halalu
Beloved sweet-eyed fish
Tell of the refrain
The delicious taste of the halalu
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