- E kau mai ana ka hali`a
- No sweet tubarose poina `ole
- No sweet tubarose poina `ole
- Me he ala e `i mai ana ia`u
- He welina pau `ole me ia pua
- He welina pau `ole me ia pua
- Aloha ku`u pua ala onaona
- I wili `ia me maile lauli`i
- I wili `ia me maile lauli`i
- Ke hea nei ku`u lei `ala onaona
- E ho`i mai kaua la e pili
- E ho`i mai kaua la e pili
- Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
- Ku`u pua tubarose poina `ole
Tuberose
- A fond memory comes to
me
- Of the sweet tuberose, so unforgettable
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- Like fragrance, it speaks to me
- Forever greeting this flower with affection
- Love for this sweet fragrant flower
- Entwined with small leaf maile
- Where is this lei of mine, so fragrant?
- Return and let us be together
- The story is told
- Of my unforgettable tuberose
- Like fragrance, it speaks to me
Source: King's Blue Book of Hawaiian Melodies Copyright 1928 Charles E. King