Ku`u Lei Kiele ( My Gardenia Lei) - Vicki I`I Rodrigues & Maddy K. Lam

 
Aia i ke kaona ku`u lei kiele
Kui `ia e ka ua Kükalahale
 
 
 
I lei ho`ohie no nei kino
Linohau ka wahine me ka hiehie
 
 
 
Nohea ke `ala ma ku`u poli
He nani mae `ole kau i ka lâ
 
 
 
Ahiahi nâ pua i ka wëkiu
Koe mai ke `ala he aloha
 
 
 
Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
Lei aloha, lei kiele kau i ka hano
My dearest gardenia is in town
Being strung by the Kükalahale rain
 
 
 
An elegant lei for this person
The lady is beautifully dressed and adorned
 
 
 
The fragrance is delightful at my bosom
A beauty unfading even in the sun
 
 
 
The blossoms spend the evening in the heights
The fragrance remains, a beloved
 
 
 
Tell the refrain
Beloved lei, gardenia lei set in glory

 

Source: From the Vick I`i Collection - Recorded by Tony C. "O Ka Wä I Hala" CD