Ke `Ala Ka`u I Honi (The Fragrance Is Mine To Enjoy)
Words by Keala Carter, Music by Tom Carter, Jr.
 
Ke `ala ka`u i honi
Pôhai nâ mokupuni
Hiki pû me ke aloha
I laila ko`u mahalo

Ka pua o ka mokihana
Onaona mâpuna hanu
A`u i honi ho`omau
Hui mai nei ke aloha

Kahi wai `o ho`ohila
Keia wai kaulana
A ka manu e inu wai
Wehiwehi wale `ia uka

Ka liko o ka palai
I wili pû `ia me ka hala
Puana ku`u lei i ke anu
Huli e ke `alo i Lanihuli
The fragrance is mine to enjoy
Surrounding my whole being
Along with love
My gratitude is there
The flower of the mokihana
Sweet windblown breath
Is for me to enjoy always
Joining with love
  
One stream is timid
Another stream is famous
For the bird that drinks thewater
Adorning the uplands

The unfurling fern
Woven tightly with hala
Tells of my loved one in the evening
Turning to me at Lanihuli


Source: Mana Collection