He U`i - by Danny Kua`ana

 

He u`i nö `oe ke `ike mai
He pua ho`oheno i ka la
`O `oe nö ka`u i aloha
He pua i milimili ai
 
 
`O `oe he pua i `ako `ia
He mea ho`opili i ka `ili
Nou e ko`u mana`o
Ua `ohu i ka lei hinano
 
 
Mai none mai none mai `oe
Ku`u lei e ho`okahi nö
Kou maka `eu`eu
He aha a`e nei kau hana
 
 
Ha`ina mai ka puana
Ha`ina he u`i i ka lä
`O `oe nö ka`u i aloha
He pua i milimili ai

 

You are beautiful to behold
In the sunlight you are like a lovely flower
You are mine to love
A flower to caress
 
 
You are a flower that has been plucked
Someone to hold close
Constanly do I think of you
Adorned with the hala blossom lei
 
 
Don't, oh don't tease me
My dearly beloved
Don't wink your naughty eyes
Can't you see what you are doing to me
 
 
Thus ends my song
My lovely flower in the sun
Dearly, do I love you
A flower to caress

 

Source: Garza-Maguire Collection