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Interjection at end of verses in some chants that maintains rhythm and affords pleasure in repetition, something like English tra-la-la.

  • Examples:
    • Nani wale nā hala, ʻeāʻeā, o Naue i ke kai, ʻeāʻeā (song), beautiful indeed the pandanus, tra-la, of Naue by the sea, tra-la.

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