Lawe Ia `Ala - Traditional
A lawe ia `ala i ku`u aloha
Ka `i`ini ka `ano`i a Maunaloa
I ka la `ûpehupehu
I ka `ûpehupehu iho no

Ua hiki nô `oe ae hele ana
Ua la`a no ia na`u ho`okahi
Ka pena hulu pehupehu
I ka `ûpehupehu iho no

Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
Ia hope kaî uê a Maunaloa
I ka la `ûpehupehu
I ka `ûpehupehu iho no

Fragrance of my love comes
Desire & longing for my love at Maunaloa
Desire inflamed
Then subsiding

Until you come
And we are together, I am distraught by myself
Desire inflamed
Then subsiding

Tell the refrain
End of the affair, the lament at Maunaloa,
Desire inflamed
Hope, now dashed

Source: G. Cooke collection - Maunaloa is in west Moloka`i. Translation by Kaiu Kanoa