E pili mai `oe ia`u
Eia au e pili mai nei
Nonoi aku au iâ `oe
E mâlama
E mâlama kou kino

E pili mai `oe ia`u
E pili mai kâua i kêia aloha
E noho mai (E noho mai)
`Oe e pili i kêia aloha
No nâ kau â kau

Stay close to me
Here I am close to you
I pose to you
To care
To care for yourself

Stay close to me
We two shall be together in this love
Stay, stay
And be close in this love
Forever

Remembering while I hold you close dear
Forgetting that time comes and goes
Each moment is precious with you dear
Holding you close, softly whispering, "I love you."
It's summertine here in our islands

The breezes bring to us our favorite scent of pîkake
We're young again and so in love, so remember
Hold me closer and know dear
That I love but you
Hold me close with aloha, forever more
I kêia aloha no nâ kau â kau