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 pohainani (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 Hawaii 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