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'opae e - israel kamakawiwo'ole lyrics

`ôpae ê, `ôpae ho`i
shrimp, shrimp return
ua hele mai au, ua hele mai au
i am coming hither, i am coming hither
na kuahine-
for sister.
hui: / chorus:
aia wai, aia puhi
there’s water, there’s eel
nui `o puhi a li`i li`i au
big (is) eel and little (is) me.
a`ole loa.
absolutely not.
pûpû ê, pûpû ho`i
sh-llfish, sh-llfish return
ua hele mai au, ua hele mai au
i am coming hither, i am coming hither
na kuahine
for sister.
(e hana hou i ka hui)
(repeat chorus)
kûpe`e ê, kûpe`e ho’i
sea snail, sea snail return
ua hele mai au, ua hele mai au
i am coming hither, i am coming hither
na kuahine
for sister.
‘opihi ê, ‘opihi ho’i
limpet, limpet return
ua hele mai au, ua hele mai au
i am coming hither, i am coming hither
na kuahine
for sister.
mai maka’u, na’u e pani
(i’m) not afraid, for me to block/cover
i ka maka a `ike `ole
the eyes (of the puhi so he) cannot see
kêlâ puhi
that eel.
-kuahine = sister of a brother, pr-nunciation of “k”
can vary from a k-sound to a t-sound.

- israel kamakawiwoole lyrics

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