Hi‘ipoe Like I Ke Aloha (Cherish Our Love) - Charles E. King

Ua ‘ike ‘oe, ua ‘ike au
I nâ ‘iniki hana mao ole
A he ho‘okahi no ‘i‘ini
He ho‘okahi ‘i‘ini
A he ho‘okahi ho‘i ‘upu
Ho‘i mai kâua,
Ho‘i mai kâua a e pili

Olu ho‘i ‘oe,
Olu like ho‘i kâua
Ko ka ‘ano‘i a loko
Maha nei pu‘uwai, pu‘uwai
Hau‘oli like kâua,
Hau‘oli kâua
Ua pili pa‘a ke aloha

Hi‘ipoi like no ho‘i kâua
Hi‘ipoi no na kau a kau
Hi‘ipoi like kâua i ke aloha


 You know, I know
That the pangs of love are never ceasing
There is one desire,
One desire
Indeed one recurring thought
Return,
Return and we'll be together

You'll indeed be cozy,
We'll together be cozy
For you are the desire within
My heart is at ease
We are happy together
Happy together
Love is binding

Return and let us cherish each other
Cherish for all time
Cherish our love
Source: King's Songs of Hawai‘i Copyright 1950 Chas. E. King, Translated by Sarah Quick