Once she saw that all were assembled near the archway, Kalina re-entered the house. Two minutes later, she came to the edge of the door and nodded to a gentleman who stood back and away from the assembled guests.
He began to sing with a clear, strong baritone: Eia au ke kali nei Aia la i hea ku'u aloha Eia au ke huli nei A loa`a `oe e ka ipo Maha ka `i`ini a ka pu`uwai Ua sila pa`a `ia me `oe Ko aloha makamae e ipo Ka`u ia e lei a`e nei la Nou no ka `i`ini (nou ka `i`ini) A nou wale no (wale no) A o ko aloha ka`u e hi`ipoi mau Na'u `oe (na'u `oe) E lei (e lei) Na'u `oe e lei A he hali`a kai hiki mai No ku`u lei onaona Pulupe i ka ua Auhea `oe ka `i`ini a loko Na loko a`e ka mana`o Hu`e lani ana i ku`u kino Ku`u pua ku`u lei onaona A`u i kui a lawa ia nei Me ke ala pua pikake A o `oe ku`u pua (`O `oe ku`u pua) Ku`u pua lei lehua (lehua) A`u e li`a mau nei ho`opa`a Ia iho k ealoha He lei (he lei) `Oe na`u (`oe na`u) He lei `oe na`u (translation below) As he sang, Y'Toi and Kalina processed from the house and took positions to the left of the archway. The seconds passed. Then,... Carrhae stepped onto the verandah. She wore a white holoku, a backless, strapless and fully lined satin gown with a ruffled train. Around her brow sat a Tuberose Haku, and a matching lei hung around her neck. Her black hair flowed freely down her back. With her high cheekbones and the upslope of her ears covered, one could see her human heritage more clearly. One of her hands rode lightly on her grandfather's arm while the other held a small bouquet of flowers. Her outfit was finished with a pair of golden sandals. As she approached the archway, her eyes took in those of the assembled guests, and she nodded a greeting. Then, they widened in surprise when she saw that Samuel stood at Matt's side. She met his eyes and smiled her appreciation that he had allowed their old friendship--or Matt's persuasion--to win out over their more recent difficulties. Samuel winked at her, returning her smile. Finally, she looked at Matthew. Her eyes were drawn to his, and it was as if no one else existed. Her smile changed to the one only he had sent before that moment. (reactions?) She wondered to herself how time could seem to move at warp speed and stop at the same time. He had seemed so far away, then in an instant, they stood side-by-side. The last notes of the man's song drifted away on the breeze, and the sun sank to the horizon. All was silence as if in waiting. (more to come) *translation Here I am waiting Where is my beloved I've searched for you Now that I've found you Calm the desire of my heart Sealed forever to you Sweetheart you are so precious I pledge my love to you alone I desire you (desire) True to you alone (alone) With you joy will ever be mine You're mine (you're mine) Oh, my lei (Oh, lei) You`re mine, my lei Fond remembrance of the one who came My fragrant lei Drenched in the rain Listen you, my heart's desire To the thought within me Open the heaven within my body My flower, my fragrant lei I will string and bind Like the fragrant jasmine flower You are my blossom (you, my blossom) My lei of lehua (lehua) My desire is always to be with and close To my love My lei (my lei) You're mine My lei, you're mine ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ | Randye Jones |) aka Adm. Carrhae t'Llhweiir and Adm. Candance Bedru /| Spacedock Role-Playing Game ( | ) [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Boldly goin' where no musician has gone before! _______________________________________________ Spacedock mailing list [email protected] http://mail.starbase1.org/mailman/listinfo/spacedock_starbase1.org Co-GM of the Spacedock/JSOC Game Characters: Adm. Samuel Lasiter, RAdm. Markus Garibaldi, Emissary Marconis, LCDR Donovan Black, and a host of others. _______________________________________________ Spacedock mailing list [email protected] http://mail.starbase1.org/mailman/listinfo/spacedock_starbase1.org
