Pua Karauna (Crown Flower) - by Keith Haugen

 
Pua karauna (pua)
Punahele o Lili`u (e lei)
Pua o Hawai`i (pua)
Kui i ka lei

Lei o Hawai`i (e lei)
Pua karauna (pua)
Lei nani `oe (pua)
Ku`u milimili

Milimili `oe (`oe)
Lei poha inani (e lei)
Pua karauna (pua)
Punahele o Lili`u

Ha`ina ka puana (e lei)
Pua li`ili`i (pua)
Lei o Lili`u (e lei)
Pua karauna (pua)
Keith Haugen
Crown flower
Favorite of Lili`uokalani
Flower of Hawai`i
Strung into a lei
 
Lei of Hawaii
Crown flower
You (are a) beautiful lei
My favorite (plaything)
 
You`re my favorite
Beautiful encircling lei
Crown flower
Favorite of Lili`uokalani
 
 
Tell the refrain
Little blossom
Lei of Lili`uokalani
Crown flower

 

Source: Keith Haugen - To honor the crown flower, this mele is written in the old monarchy style, linking the last word of the preceding verse to the first word of the next verse. To view the complete works of Keith Haugen, visit his site at: HawaiianSong.com