E aloha ka liko `ähihi
E `ala na`e i ka poli
`O ka mea i loko e li`a nei
E kö ia me kou mana`o
Hui:
Ka`u `ia e li`a nei
Mahina malamalama
E `ike aku `oe i ka hiona
A he nani ka `ili pu`uwai
Mea `ole he a nui ka mana`o
He iniki i ka pu`uwai
Me he `ala a`e i mai ana
E ho`i mäua e pili
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A greeting to the `ahihi bud
A fragrance sweet on the bosom
This yearning within
Is drawn forth by the thought of you
Chorus:
It’s for me to yearn
Shining moon
When you see the appearance
Of beauty that pierces the heart
It’s nothing, the persistant idea
That stabs the heart
And seems to say
We two should again be close
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