E Ku`u Ipo Onaona - Words & music by Keali`ikaleo`olaeanuikaumanamana VIII Blaisdell


O `oe no ka`u i aloha ia
Ko aloha ka`u e li`a mau nei e

`A`ole no e like me `oe
E ku`u ipo onaona !

Hui:
Ku`u ipo, ku`u lei, ku`u milimili
He nohea `oe i ku`u maka
Ahe lua `ole `oe me kou nani,
E ka`u mea e li`a nei

`A`ole no e like me `oe
E ku`u ipo onaona

Nani he u`i ka wahine
I nei pu`uwai a`o `oe ku`u hoapili

He lei a he wehi `oe, no ku`u kino nei
A me ka u`i ho`oheno o Kaneohe

Hui:
Ku`u ipo, ku`u lei, ku`u milimili
He nohea oe i ku`u maka
Ahe lua `ole `oe me kou nani
E ka`u mea e li`a nei

`A`ole no e like me `oe
E ku`u ipo onaona

E ku`u ipo o Kaneohe
He ho`oheno keia nou wale no

Puana ka inoa o ku`u ipo
E ku`u nani Kawehipulamahia


You are the one I`m fond of
Your love is what I desire

None can compare to you
My lovely sweetheart!

Chorus:
My sweetheart, my lei, my caressed one
You are loveliness in my sight
Your beauty is incomparable,
You are the only one I desire

None can compare to you
My lovely sweetheart!

You are a beautiful woman
You are my mate, my companion

You are a lei, an adornment for my person
And an adornment of Kaneohe that is cherished

Chorus:
My sweetheart, my lei, my caressed one
You are loveliness in my sight
Your beauty is incomparable,
You are the only one I desire

None can compare to you
My lovely sweetheart!

My sweetheart of Kaneohe
I dedicate this to you alone!

This ends the song for my loved one
My beautiful Kawehipulamahia


Source: Keali`i Blaisdell's CD "Malumaluakua"- Composed 8-28-2008 Translated by Keali`i Blaisdell,.Coopyright 2008 Keali`i Blaisdell