E Kuʻu Tūtū (My
Grandmother)
- by Mary Pukui & Maddy Lam
I ka nui loko maikaʻi
E lohe mau ia ana la
Kona leo heahea
ʻO ka holokū kalakoa lā
Ka muʻumuʻu lima nui
Ka haina kā lei kilika lā
ʻO kona wehi mau ia
ʻO ka humu kapa pohopoho lā
Ka ʻulana me ka pāpale
ʻO ke kui lei pua ʻala lā
A ʻoia kona makemake
Aia ma kona lumi lā
He noho paipai nui
He mea hoʻoluliluli lā
I kāna lei moʻopuna
Haʻina mai ka puana lā
O kuʻu tūtū aloha
E lohe mau ia ana lā
Kona leo heahea
Mary Pukui
For her great kindness
She is always heard
Welcoming everyone
A calico holokū
A wide sleeved muʻumuʻu
A silk neckerchief
These she usually wears
Sewing on a patchwork quilt
Weaving a hat
Stringing leis of fragrant flowers
These things she likes to do
Inside her room
Is a big rocking chair
In which she cradles
Her beloved grandchild
So ends my song
Of my dear grandma
Who is always heard
Welcoming everyone