1. nvt. song, anthem, or chant of any kind; poem, poetry; to sing, chant (preceded by both ke and ka). cf. oli, a chant that is not danced to.
2. n. poem, poetry, general term (preceded by ke).
3. vs. yellow.
4. vs. merry. |
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| Ch.4 p.21 para.9 sent.4 | A laila, hāpai aʻela ia i wahi ʻōlelo ma ke mele penei: | Then he raised his voice in song, as follows: |
| Ch.4 p.23 para.1 sent.1 | ʻĪ akula ke kuhina o ke aliʻi ma hope iho o ka pau ʻana o ke mele ʻana, “He mea kupanaha! ʻAʻole hoʻi āu wahine a kāua e noho nei, akā, i loko o kāu mele e heluhelu nei, me he wahine lā kāu.” | Said the counsellor to the chief, after he had ended his singing, "This is strange! You have had no woman since we two have been living here, yet in your song you chanted as if you had a woman here." |
| Ch.10 p.53 para.3 sent.1 | Iā lākou i haʻalele ai i kahi a nā kaikuahine e noho ana, hea akula ʻo Mailelauliʻi ma hope ma ke mele penei: | As they left the sisters sitting there, Mailelaulii sang a song, as follows: |
| Ch.10 p.54 para.7 sent.2 | Hoʻokoke akula kona mau kaikuahine ma ke awa, a ʻo Kahalaomāpuana ka mea i hele loa aku a paʻa ma hope o nā waʻa, a kāhea aku ma ke mele, penei: | The sisters followed down to the landing, and Kahalaomapuana ran and clung to the back of the canoe and called to them in song, as follows: |
| Ch.10 p.56 para.2 sent.2 | I ia manawa, hoʻopuka akula kona kaikuahine i ʻōlelo hope ma ke mele penei: | Then, for the last time she spoke to her brother in a song, as follows: |
| Ch.18 p.93 para.1 sent.2 | I ia manawa, hāpai aʻela ʻo Hinaikamalama he wahi mele: | Then Hinaikamalama raised a short chant — |
| Ch.19 p.95 para.2 sent.2 | I ia manawa, hāpai hou aʻela he wahi mele, penei: | Then she raised a chant, as follows: |
| Ch.19 p.96 para.5 sent.3 | I ia manawa, hāpai aʻela ʻo ia he wahi mele, penei: | hen she raised a short song, as follows: |
| Ch.19 p.96 para.9 sent.2 | I ia manawa, kau hou maila nō ka wela ma luna o lāua, a laila, hāpai hou aʻela ʻo ia ma ke mele: | Then again the heat settled over them, then she raised again the chant: |
| Ch.33 p.179 para.3 sent.2 | Huli akula ke alo i Kaʻuiki, nānā akula iā Kahalaʻoaka, a ʻo ke kau mai a ke ao i luna pono o Honokalani, i ia manawa, he mea ʻē ka māʻeʻele o ke aliʻi wahine i ke aloha no kāna ipo, a laila, oli aʻela ʻo ia he wahi mele penei: | with her face turned toward Kauwiki, facing Kahalaoaka, and as the clouds rested there right above Honokalani then the heart of the princess was benumbed with love for her lover; then she chanted a little song, as follows: |
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