Kauanoeanuhea - words & music by Keali`i Reichel

 
Auhea wale ana `oe
E Kauanoeanuhea
Huli au i ke onaona
`A`ole i loa`a mai
 
 
Aia paha `oe i luna
I ka malu o Maunaleo
He wehi no ia uka
Ka uka i Känehoa
 
 
Na ke ahe a ka Mälie
E hali mai ku`u aloha
He aloha i hi`ipoi `ia
No nä kau a kau
 
 
Eia ho`i ke aloha
No Kauanoeanuhea
He wehi no ia uka
Ka uka o Känehoa
Where are you
O cool, fragrant mist?
I search for its sweet fragrance
But it isn't found
 
 
Perhaps you are high above
In the shelter of Maunaleo
An adornment of the upland
The upland of Kanehoa
 
 
It is the gentle Mälie wind
That will bring my love back
A love so cherished
From season to season
 
 
Here indeed is the love
For the cool, fragrant mist
An adornment of the upland
The upland of Kanehoa

 

Source: Keali`i Reichel album "Kawaipunahele" Copyright 1994 Punahele, Inc.