Ka Pua U`i (The Beautiful Flower) - by Bina Mossman

 
Aloha wau ia `oe ku`uipo
Ku`u lei momi ku`u milimili
O ka heka `oe ona pua
O ke kupuna a`e hi`i poi nei
 
 
Hau`oli ka mana`o ke `ike aku
Kou maka palupalu e ke aloha
He aloha i pili ia ika pu`uwai
Ahe lei hi`ehi`e na ka makua
 
 
Puana ka inoa o ku`uipo
Ku`u lei nani lei maka mae
He nohea oe i ku`u maka
E ka pua u`i oe o na lani
I love you, my sweetheart
A lei of pearls to caress
You are the choice flower
Cherished by grandparents
 
 
Joyful thoughts
Your gentle loving eyes
Bring love close to the heart
A lei, the delight of your parents
 
 
Tell again the name-song of my sweetheart
A treasured and beautiful lei
You are loveliness in my sight
You are a beautiful flower of the heavens

 

Source: Copyright Criterion Music Corp - Written for the composer's granddaughter