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Pua Kukui - by Mekia Kealakai
`Auhea wale ana `oe Ê ka liko pua kukui Kuhi au o ka `ono i`a A ke pu`u a`e moni nei Pi`ikoi kahi mana`o I ka pili ko`olua ia Eia ka kaula lopi âna Hei kô pu`uwai kapalili `Auhea wale ana `oe E ua wâhi huapala nei Mai pi`i hou mai `oe O loa`a pono kâua Kulanalana ka maku`u I ka noho i ka lio Môlio ke kaula `ili I ka lae o ka pipi ohi Loa`a aku `oe ia`u I ka welelau o ka lima Hei `oe ka`u kîpuka E ka pipi ho`okahi kiwi Ma ku`u poli mai `oe Na`u `oe honehone aku Ha`ina mai ka puana E ua wâhi huapala nei	Harken now to me O budding kukui blossom My thoughts are of something tasty That the throat desires to swallow Hope begins to mount When there is constant companionship Here now is my fine lariat To catch your fluttering heart Listen here to me O sweetheart of mine Don`t you mount again Or we`ll be caught The pommel is tilting On the saddle of the horse Draw tight the rope On the brow of the yearling You`re caught by me at last By the tips of the fingers Caught now in my loop The one-horned bull Come to my arms, you You are mine, come my sweet Telling the refrain O sweetheart of mine
Source: Noble's "Hawaiian Hulas", C opyright 1931 John Noble - Translator unknown