Pua Mohala (Blooming Flower) - by David Nape

 
Onaona i ka ihu ke honi
Ka pua 'opu'u i mohala
'Omau 'ia iho i ka poli
Ho'opumehana ho'i ia loko
 
 
Hui:
Li'a wale aku ka mana'o
'O ka ne'e mai i ke alo
I mea na'u a e ho'omau ai
Ka welina 'ana me ia pua
 
 
Ho'onanea ho'i ka nohona
Me ka ipo i ke ano ahiahi
Ka moani a'e o ke 'ala
Ho'oheno i ka pu'uwai
A fragrance delightful to the nose
Is that of a bud, opening into a flower
A flower to be pinned on the bosom
Causing a glow within
 
 
Chorus:
A longing comes to mind
To be in the presence of the loved one
There ever to be and
To share with the blossom
 
 
There to while the time away
With the loved one in the evening hour
Her fragrance is wafted by the breeze
And ever appealing to the heart

 

Source: Kamehameha Schools HSI