Makaliʻi Rise

Mecha Kumu - Makaliʻi Rise [Intro – spoken like a chant over static and distant pahu drum] Hū ka ‘ino, hū ka ua... Ho brah, time fo' plant, time fo' praise Rain fall, Makaliʻi rise Peace time, Lono ride All dem signs up in da sky [Verse 1 – Pidgin flow] Yo, Makaliʻi wen rise in da east, Signal da season when da war stay cease Lono step down wit’ da white cloud cape Peace god, plant god, watch da land take shape No more fightin’, just harvestin’ vibe Hula in da heiau, chant da gods alive Time fo' pay da tax wit' da first fruit pick Time fo' games, time fo' throw da pig stick Dey call me Ka Loa‘a, I get da mana stack Like Makaliʻi stars, I never lose track Floatin’ like canoe on da Milky Way swell I navigate time, I no need no bell All da months roll in like da ocean tide Lono bring peace, Makaliʻi da guide Hawaiʻi nei, sacred land, da pulse still beat Under da sky where da seven sisters meet [Hook – Hawaiian & Pidgin, chanted] Aia i ka lani ʻo Makaliʻi e kau ana Eia ke ala, eia ke ala o Lono ʻO ka manawa o ka Makahiki – hāli‘a, hāli‘a! Da stars no lie, da moon no fake Time fo’ plant, time fo’ break da steak Lono ride in on da hau wind cold Makaliʻi lead da way, real old skool code [Verse 2 – dense mythology bars] Yo, Lono-i-ka-Makahiki, da god an’ da name Aliʻi take da mantle, da people chant da same Pahu drum echo from da coast to da ridge While da akua cross da rainbow bridge Offerings pile like clouds on da cliff ‘Awa flow like truth from da elder’s lip Makahiki, da season dat no need blade Jus’ leaf, drum, and da lo‘i we made Makaliʻi, navigator wit’ da cosmic map He wen read da sky like a royal chap Guided Hawaiʻiloa to da land of fire Set da kapu clock wit’ da Pleiades choir Tie bait to da hook, like fate to da breath He catch fish, catch stars, dodge cosmic death From Kauaʻi lines, from Waimea rain He wen scatter food, den he gather 'um again [Bridge – Hawaiian & Pidgin, layered flow] He makana kēia no ka wā kahiko From da past, we pull da net Makaliʻi weave da stars like fish in da set ʻO Lono ka inoa, ka hō‘ailona i ke ao He ride da mist, bring food to da mouth Da north wind blow, da canoe head south [Verse 3 – Kapu flow, deeper voice, slower beat] Kapakapa da name, but you no can say Certain truths gotta hide in da shadow play Makaliʻi no just stars, he da system He keep da pono, da mana rhythm He no just point da way – he is da way From cloud to current, from night to day Balance da net, share da ‘ai, follow da code He plant da law in da soil we hoe’d Lono, Kane, Kanaloa, dey all get tie In da chant, in da cycle, in da ali‘i cry Even madness wen touch Lono’s face But still he da god of da fertile place He hauka‘i across da valleys green He ride da peace on da unseen stream So when Makaliʻi rise, you bettah respect Time fo’ reflect, reconnect, and collect [Outro – chanted softly] Aia ka wā i ka lani... ka wā i ka ‘āina... Makaliʻi kau i ka lani – pa‘a nā hōkū i ka lewa Lono i ka ua, Lono i ka hāpai ʻana o ka hua Makahi season, da circle run true Stars tell da story, ancestors knew Watch da sky, listen close, stay real Da knowledge stay deep – like taro in da field