- Iâ `oe e ku`u pua lei mokihana
- Ho`i mai e welina like i ka `olu
Eia ko lei nani ua lawa
- Pua onaona i ke kakahiaka
A he lei na`u a i lei ha`aheo
- Ka helena o ka `âina malihini
Ha`ina ia mai ana ka puana
- Nâ pua nani kau i ka wekiu
- Ho`i mai e welina like i ka `olu
Mokihana
- To you, my mokihana lei, I
say
- Come and enjoy this peace with me
Here is your beautiful lei completed
- Of fragrant blooms gathered in the morn
A lei for me to wear with pride
- As I travel to a strange land
This is the end of my song
- Of beautiful, precious flowers
- Come and enjoy this peace with me
Source: Nâ Mele Aloha - Translated by Mary Pukui - Recorded by Teresa Bright "Painted Tradition" CD