Pua Lei Aloha - Bill Ali`iloa Lincoln

Hoʻoheno kuʻuipo
Kuʻu pua kuʻu lei aloha
I haku iʻa me ka maile
O kuʻu pua mai

Ka uʻi mau ʻoe
O ka punawai
Aʻe pua i mohala
Me ke ʻala onaona

Onaona kuʻu maka
I ka naʻi ʻoe iʻa pua
O koʻu leo nahenahe
Ke aloha e maliu mai

Ē ō e mai kuʻulani
Kuʻu pua kuʻu lei aloha
No ka welina i haku i'a
Me ke aloha ku'u pu'uwai

Cherished sweetheart
My flower, my lei of love
Intermingled with maile
Come, my flower

Your unceasing beauty
Like the bubbling spring
Best of the blooming flowers
Soft and sweetly scented

My gentle eyes alluring
Trying to obtain your love
My soft voice
Begs, listen to me, my love

Answer my heavenly one
My flower, my lei of love
This greeting of love intermingled with
The love of my heart


Source: G. Cooke collection - Translated by Kanani Mana