Pua Lilia (Lily Flower) - by Alfred Unauna Alohikea Click Title to Access Melody
`Auhea wale `oe e ka ua Ke nihi a`e nei i nâ pali Ka helena o ia pua i `ako `ia He popohe mai nei ia uka Ia uka ho`i a`u e walea ai Me ke `ala onaona o ku`u pua He pua `oe na`u i lei mau ai Ke `ala o ku`u pua lilia	Alfred Unauna Alohikea	Listen to the rain Creeping silently along the cliffs It looks as if this flower has been plucked Shapely the upland The very upland that I'll enjoy With the sweet fragrance of my flower You are a flower, always to wear as a lei The fragrance of my lily blossom
Source: Leilani Sexton, grandaughter of Alfred & Elisabeth Kamanu Alohikea Holt. One of the most beautiful and erotic Hawaiian love poems, written by Alohikea, who was a master of kaona. A natural musician who could not read or write music, Alohikea was Kaua'i's composer laureate. Described by Charles E. King as one of the greatest entertainers, Andy Cummings called him the finest single performer in Hawai'i. A farmer, fisherman, and quite a lady's man, he often sailed between Kaua`i, Niihau and Oahu, to trade fish and taro. There was a "Lily" on each of the islands. He wrote the lyrics on one trip and the melody on another. His ex-wife, present wife and girlfriend were all at his side on his deathbed. This information was given to Leilani by her grand uncle who lived with Alfred in Hanalei. Music clip by Lani Lee Copyright Criterion Music Corp