I ka pua o ka hei
Ke i a`e nei loko
E `ano`i au i laila
I laila no mâua
I ka wai ka kihene
Wai mûkîkî a ka manu
I ka liko o ka lehua
Hui:
`Akahi ho`i au a `ike
I ka hana a ke kehau
Kolonahe o ke ahiahi
Hu`ihu`i o ka po la`i
O ka hu`i koni kêia
Au e `ike a`e nei
`A`ohe mea like
Me poli pumehana
Pau `ole ko`u ho`ohihi
I ka pua o ka `ilima
I mohala i ke awakea
I luhea i ke ahiahi
Ua ahi mai nei loko
I ka iala hô`inâ `inau
A ua no `oe e ka ua
Ua kani âhê kêia
Papaya Blossoms
A sweet thought has come
For
the blossom of the papaya
It seems to tell me
To go back
once more
There we two shall be
Beside the pool
Where the
birds sip
From the heart of the
lehua blossoms
Chorus:
The first time I saw
The work of the dew
Gently gathering at eventide
Cooling the calm night
This is the coldness
That you will recognize
There is nothing like being
In warm arms
Endless is my admiration
For the `ilima
That blooms in the late morning
And closes in the evening
Like fire within is love
Through his love-making
So you may rain, o rain
I can laugh now
Source: Sonny Cunha Music Book - Copyright 1902 by William Coney