[PAUSE 8 BEATS] [INTRO] [Instrumental, male kāhea chant] Eh Mee-KAH-lah eh, kah-HEH-ah my kah EYE-nah, eh pee-EE ee kah PEE-koh oh MOW-nah ah vah-KEH-ah. [VERSE] The sand sifts through Mikala’s dancing toes and while the breeze breathes her dreams an ʻiʻiwi’s red shine catches her eyes [Harmony behind; falsetto (ʻIʻiwi ʻula i ka lā ) (ʻIʻiwi red in the sun)] [VERSE] the beautiful bird lights over the sea and a man appears in the sunset a silhouette against the sparkling waves [HARMONY SWELL(Kū mai i ka napoʻo (He stands at sunset)] her dance stops with her breath [CHORUS] Mikala you danced so beautifully with the wind but now the man in the sun beckons you on the mountain calls you both back into the sun [HARMONY FULL SWELL (Mauna a Wākea e Kāhea mai iā ʻolua (Mauna a Wākea Calls you both)] [VERSE] As they ascend into the mist their path finds a bent kukui shoot they nourish it with water and a gentle mend [HARMONY GENTLE WHISPER (Hoʻōla i ke kukui (Heal the kukui)] [VERSE] When Mauna a Wākea feels their stride crest they raise their eyes to soak in its best hand in hand they take in the waterfalls and distant clouds over the fertile land [CHORUS] Mikala you danced so beautifully with the wind but now the man in the sun beckons you on the mountain calls you both back into the sun [HARMONY FULL SWELL (Mauna a Wākea e Kāhea mai iā ʻolua (Mauna a Wākea Calls you both)] Mikala you danced so beautifully with the wind but now the man in the sun beckons you on the mountain calls you both back into the sun [HARMONY FULL SWELL (Mauna a Wākea e Kāhea mai iā ʻolua (Mauna a Wākea Calls you both)]
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