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| `Auhea wale ana `oe Pua carnation ka`u aloha A ke lawe `ia `ala `oe E ka makani pâ kolonahe Ke aloha kai hiki mai Hô`eha i ka pu`uwai Noho `oe a mana`o mai Ho`i mai kâua e pili |
Oh, thou fairest of all flowers Sweet carnation I adore thee Far from me thou art being borne, my love By the soft and gentle zephyrs Love for you is here with me Filling my heart with pain When you remember our love Come back to be with me |
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Source: Kings's Songs of Hawai`i - Verse 1 translation from King's Hawaiian Melodies. Verse 2 translated by Mary Pukui. Copyright 1916, 1942 Charles E. King | |