Aia Lâ`ieikawai
I ka uka wale la
O Paliuli


Hui:
O ka nani helu `ekahi
O Paliuli


Kau mai la ke ali`i
I ka `êheu o nâ manu


Ua lohe paha i ka honi mai
I ka pû lau`î o Mali`o


Ha`ina `ia mai ka puana
O Kawai`a`alalehuaoPaliuli

Lâ`ieikawai can be found
In the uplands
Of Paliuli


Chorus:
The beautiful one
Of Paliuli


There she rests
On the wings of the birds


Listening perhaps
To the ti leaf flute of Mali`o


The story is told of
Kawai`a`alalehuaoPaliuli (Lâ`ieikawai)

Source: Teresa Bright CD "Ka Pilina" - This haunting mele by one of Hawai`i's premier contemporary composers is based on the legend of the princess Lâ`ieikawai. She appeared to `Aiwohikupua in a dream and he travels from Wailua, Kaua`i to Kea`au, Hawai`i, by canoe, to seek the woman of his dreams.