PO LA`I E, PO KAMAHA`O

Words: Jo­sef Mohr, cir­ca 1816-1818; trans­lat­ed from Ger­man to Eng­lish by John F. Young, 1863; trans­lat­ed from Eng­lish to Ha­waii­an by Ste­phen & Ma­ry De­sha.

Music: Stille Nacht, Franz X. Gru­ber, cir­ca 1820 (MIDI, score).

Po la`i e, po kamaha`o,
Maluhia, malamalama
Ka makuahine aloha e
Me ke keiki hemolele e
Moe me ka maluhia lani
Moe me ka maluhia lani.

Po la`i e, po kamaha`o,
Oni na kahu hipa e
I ko ka lani nani no
Mele na `anela haleluia.
Hanau `ia Kristo ka haku.
Hanau `ia Kristo ka haku.

Po la`i e, po kamaha`o,
Keiki hiwahiwa aloha e,
Ka lama la`i mai luna mai
Me ka lokomaika`i makamae.
Iesu i kou hanau `ana.
Iesu i kou hanau `ana.