Pua Carnation - Words & music by Charles E. King
ʻAuhea wale ana ʻoe Pua carnation kaʻu aloha A ke lawe ʻia ʻala ʻoe E ka makani pā kolonahe Ke aloha kai hiki mai Hōʻeha i ka puʻuwai Noho ʻoe a manaʻo mai Hoʻi mai kāua e pili	Oh, thou fairest of all flowers Sweet carnation I adore thee Far from me thou art being borne, my love By the soft and gentle zephyrs Love for you is here with me Filling my heart with pain When you remember our love Come back to be with me
Source: Kings's Songs of Hawaiʻi - Verse 1 translation from King's Hawaiian Melodies. Verse 2 translated by Mary Pukui. © 1916, 1942 Charles E. King