Ku`u ipo, ku`u pua, ku`u lei
Green carnation onaona
Wili `ia me maile lau li`i
Lei nani makamae

Li`a wau i kou nani
Hoa pili nô mi nei
Lei mai ana i`au kou aloha
Ho`i mai kâua e pili

My sweetheart, my blossom, my wreath
Green carnation, so alluring
Entwined with small leaf maile
Wreath so beautiful, so precious

I desire your beauty
Won`t you be my companion
I am blessed with your love(
Come, let us be together