Mele O Ku`u Pu`uwai - Traditional


Hea mai ia`u `o Hawai`i
Hawai`i ka `âina aloha
Me ka pua nani lehua
Ka mele o ku`u pu`uwai


Hea mai ia`u `o Maui
Maui ka `âina aloha
Me ka pua nani roselani
Ka mele o ku`u pu`uwai


Hea mai ia`u `o O`ahu
O`ahu ka `âina aloha
Me ka pua nani `ilima
Ka mele o ku`u pu`uwai


Hea mai ia`u `o Kaua`i
Kaua`i ka `âina aloha
Me ka pua nani mokihana
Ka mele o ku`u pu`uwai


Ha'ina mai ka puana
Ua mele au i nâ `âina pau
Me ke aloha `i`ini
Ka mele o ku`u pu`uwai


I sing of Hawai`i
Hawai`i, land of love
With the pretty lehua blossom
The song of my heart


I sing of Maui
Maui, land of love
With the pretty rose blossom
The song of my heart


I sing of O`ahu
O`ahu , land of love
With the pretty `ilima blossom
The song of my heart


I sing of Kaua`i
Kaua`i, land of love
With the pretty mokihana blossom
The song of my heart


Tell the refrain
I complete this song of the islands
With love and desire
The song of my heart


Source: Strand Collection, Translator unknown