Pua Hinano - Words & Music by Puakea Nogelmeier

 
He nani ka pua hïnano ëhë
I uka o `Ähuimanu
I kumu pali wewehi
Kau ai ka maka iä `oe
 
 
`Opu`u mai ka hïnano ëhë
A möhala i ka nahele
He lalilahi ka lihi
I ka ua Pö`aihale
 
 
Onaona nö ka hïnano ëhë
He mäpuna i ka Moa`e
Ho`olale i ka mana`o
Ia hanu i anuhea
 
 
Auhea ku`u hïnano ëhë
E lü helele`i ka `ehu
A paoa ke kulu aumoe
Moe pono ihu käua

 
Haina mai ka puana ëhë
He nani ka pua hïnano
He wehi no `Ähuimanu
Kau ku`u maka iä `oe
The hïnano is a flower of great beauty
There above `Ähuimanu
At the verdant base of the cliff
My eyes are drawn to you
 
 
The hïnano bud emerges
And blooms there in the forest
The sheaths are smooth and glossy
In the swirling Pö`aihale rain
 
 
The hïnano is so very fragrant
An aroma carried on the trade wind
So stirring to the thoughts
Is that sweet scent you exude
 
 
Hear me, my dear hïnano
Let your snowy pollen scatter down
So the night shall be perfumed
You and I shall enjoy our repose
 
 
Let the story be told
The hïnano is a flower of great beauty
An adornment for `Ähuimanu
My eye is fixed on you

 

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