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Hāʻawi ʻoe ikekani ʻelele:
You sent a messenger: “ ʻImi Ka Mōʻi kane me ka Moʻi wahine i kou kōkua” “The King anf Queen seek your help.” Hoʻopahulu iaʻu kou moʻolelo ʻeha o ka poʻe paʻahao Your painful tale of an imprisoned people haunts me Hoʻeha koʻu naʻau i ka hoʻomāinoino o kō lākou maʻi The torture of their disease tears at my very soul Leo ka ʻuhane iaʻu He ʻiʻini kaʻu e hana The Spirit speaks to me “I am hungry for the work,  E lilo i ka mea kaulana E hoʻolaha i nā lēpela To be one of the chosen ones, to administer to the lepers. E hana ma kēlā kīhāpai To be a worker in that large field.” (Refrain) Lawe au i ke keiki I bring to the children (but one song) E mālama i ka poʻe oneʻā Of service to the afflicted Hoʻonani i kou olakino And praise (God) that health A ola mau nā poʻe Hawaiʻi nei life prevail for the Hawaiian people. “Ke Mele A Kana Marianne” [FKA“Nā kāne lawelawe”/Mele kanaka hana”] Kākau ʻia e Eugene Napua Tiwanak (Paele) no ka wā 125th piha makahiki o nā Sisters of St Francis i Hawaiʻi 2008 The Song of Saint Marianne (by Sean Tiwanak) You sent a messenger across land and sea. The King and Queen seek your help in Hawaiʻi. The painful tale of the exiled ones is haunting me, The anguish of their suffering moves my very soul. The Spirit speaks to me; I bring one song of service to the ailing ones, And praise him (God) that health and life return to the people of Hawaiʻi. Soundclips as available: Listen below |(contact me if needed) For text and sheet music see WORD below |
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