Kawohikûkapulani (Sacred Virgin Standing in Heaven) - Words & music by Helen Desha Beamer

 
He lei `â`î `oe na ke kûpuna
A he milimili `oe na ka mâkua
Pûlama `ia `oe me ke aloha
Hi`ipoi `ia `oe ma ku`u poli
 
 
He lei aloha `oe ua kaulana
I paukû `ia me ka `âhihi
Ho`ohihi nô wau na`u `oe
`O ko`u kuleana pa`a nô ia
 
 
Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
Ku`u lei nani `oe poina `ole
Hea aku mâkou e ô mai `oe
`O Kawohikûkapulani he inoa

 

Helen Elizabeth Kawohikukapulani Beamer

 

You are a lei for the grandparents
And a darling for your parents
Cherished with love
You are cradled on my bosom
 
 
You are a beloved lei, renowned
Linked with the `âhihi
I too, am involved for you are mine
This is my right, permanently
 
 
The story is told
You are my beautiful, child, unforgettable
We call, you answer
Kawohikukapulani, your name

 

Source: Songs of Helen Desha Beamer, Copyright Harriett Beamer Magoon 1953. Composed for Helen Elizabeth Kawohikukapulani Beamer, the youngest daughter of Helen and Pete Beamer, on the occasion of her wedding to Charles William Dahlberg, April 3, 1941