Ku`u Pua Roselani (Rose of Heaven) - Sol A. Hiram

 
Hanohano e kawehi o na manu
I ka noe a kau a li`ili1i
Ho`opulu i ke oho ka palapalai
Me ka hanu `a`ala rubine
Hui:
Auhea la ku`u pua roselani
Ku`u pua mae `ole
Ho`i mai no kaua ia nei
I ka poli o ke hoa

 
Mahalo aku au o ka nani
Ka uluwehi o ke kaona
Onaona i poni i a`e ke `ala
Aloha me ka hanu `a`ala rubine

Majestic are the green clad mountains
In the mist and light rain
Dampening the fronds of the fern
As sweet as the fragrance of the lupine
 
Chorus:
Where can I find my heavenly rose
My flower that never fades
Come back here to me
In the bosom of the companion

I admire the beauty
The charm of the town
It is imbued with fragrance
The beautiful fragrance of lupine

 

Source: Cunha's Bergstrom Collection - Verse 2, stanza 2, per Mary Pukui, the town is Honolulu. Translation by Mary Pukui