Beautiful `Ilima - Princess Emma Alexandria Kano`a DeFries
Onaona wale ia pua I ka miki`ala mau `ia Hele a nohenohea I ka nou a ke kêhau Hui: O beautiful`‘ilima Choice of my heart O sweet and charming flower Soft and lovely to behold	This flower is softly fragrant And quickly secured Lovely When pelted by the dew
Source: Nâ Mele O Hawai`i Nei - This mele, also known as Lunalilo, was written for John Alexander Liholiho Kalaninoho`opono Lunalilo (the sovereign who sat before Lunalilo), the first-born son of the composer. The child's name was given by the composer and his godmother, Queen Emma.