Author: Robert Davis; Edith Wolfe; Annie Kanahele, 1896- Meter: Irregular Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Iesu he Pokii nou al no'u Lyrics: (Hawaiian)
1. Iesu he pokii nou a no'u,
Hanau ia oia maka hale lio,
Me na holoholona nui Iesu
Ka pokii nou a no'u.
2. Ae, ka ekake, huluhulu,
Au'amo au i ka makuahine,
Auamo au i Betelehema,
Ae, ka ekake huluhulu.
3. Ae, ka pipi, ula ke'oke'o,
Haawi au i uluna nona,
Haawi au i wahi e moe,
Ae ka pipi ula ke'oke'o.
4. Ae, ka hipa, kiwi kapakahi,
Haawi au i ka hulu no ke kapa,
Me ke kuka no Kalikimaka,
Ae, ka hipa, kiwi kapakahi.
5. Ae ka manu iluna okahale,
"O," ku'u leo, "E moe maika'i,"
Kani ku'u leo, ku'u hoa pu,
Ae ka manu iluna o ka hale
6. Ae, ke kamelo, melemele,
Auamo au na a li'i ekolu,
Auamo au i na makana,
Ae, ke kamelo, melemele.
7. Ae, ka popoki, li'ili'i,
Kia'i au ma ke kihi hale,
I na kahuhipa namea a pau,
Ae, ka popoki, li'i li'i.
8. Ae, ka moa, malaila no au,
Ho'ola'i ana i kela po,
Ho'ola'i au i ala ole,
Ae, ka moa, malaila no au.
9. Keia na makana o kela po,
Mai na holoholona mai,
Na ka Haku, Ka Emanuela,
Na mohai ho'ohanohano.
(English)
1 Jesus, our Brother, strong and good,
Was humbly born in a stable rude,
And the friendly beasts around him stood;
Jesus, our brother, strong and good.
2. I, said the Donkey, shaggy and brown,
I carried his mother, up hill and down;
I carried her safely to Bethlehem town;
I, said the Donkey, shaggy and brown.
3. I, said the cow, all white and red,
I gave him my manger for his bed;
I gave him my hay to pillow his head.
I, said the cow, all white and red.
4. I, said the sheep, with curly horn,
I gave him my wool for his blanket warm,
he wore my coat on Christmas morn;
I, said the Sheep with curly horn.
5. I, said the dove, from the rafters high,
I cooed him to sleep that he should not cry,
we cooed him to sleep, my mate and I;
I, said the dove, from the rafters high.
6. I, said the Camel, yellow and black,
over the meadow upon my back,
I brought him a gift in the wise men's pack;
I, said the camel, yellow and black.
7. I, said the kitten, furry and small,
I watched from my corner and purred in my stall,
I watched from my corner, lest he should fall:
I, said the Kitten, furry and small.
8. I, said the Rooster, I was there, too!
I kept very quiet, all the night through.
So he wouldn't waken—no cock-a-doodle do!
I, said the Rooster, I was there too!
9. Thus, every beast, by some good spell,
In the stable dark was glad to tell
of the gift he gave Immanuel,
the gift he gave Immanuel. Used With Tune: FRIENDLY BEASTS Text Sources: Traditional text
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