Translation of the song lyrics Nohili E - Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Makaha Sons of Ni'ihau

Nohili E (original)

Noenoe mai ana ia’u
I ke aloha 'o ka mokihana
A he hana ma’a 'ole ia’u
I ke aloha e hana nei
Hui:
Nohili e
E ke one kani
E 'uhene nei
I ka poli
Wehiwehi Polihale
I ka lau 'o ka pahapaha
I ka lele o ka 'ehukai
Pôhina lua i nâ pali
Nani wale ka 'ikena
I ka wai koni i ka 'ili
I ka wai kaulana
Neia uka uluwehiwehi

Nohili E (translation)

It's lonely for me
The love of the mokihana
And it's a strange thing for me
The love that works
Meeting:
Nohili e
O sounding sand
It's funny
In the breast
Wehiwehi Polihale
On the leaves of the pahapaha
In the flight of the ehukai
Two holes in the cliffs
It’s just a beautiful experience
To irritate the skin
In the famous water
These are the green mountains