Kawohikûkapulani (Sacred Virgin Standing in Heaven) - Words & music by Helen Desha Beamer
- He lei `â`î `oe na ke kûpuna
- A he milimili `oe na ka mâkua
- Pûlama `ia `oe me ke aloha
- Hi`ipoi `ia `oe ma ku`u poli
- A he milimili `oe na ka mâkua
- He lei aloha `oe ua kaulana
- I paukû `ia me ka `âhihi
- Ho`ohihi nô wau na`u `oe
- `O ko`u kuleana pa`a nô ia
- I paukû `ia me ka `âhihi
- Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
- Ku`u lei nani `oe poina `ole
- Hea aku mâkou e ô mai `oe
- `O Kawohikûkapulani he inoa
- Ku`u lei nani `oe poina `ole
Helen Elizabeth Kawohikukapulani Beamer
- You are a lei for the
grandparents
- And a darling for your parents
- Cherished with love
- You are cradled on my bosom
- And a darling for your parents
- You are a beloved lei,
renowned
- Linked with the `âhihi
- I too, am involved for you are mine
- This is my right, permanently
- Linked with the `âhihi
- The story is told
- You are my beautiful, child, unforgettable
- We call, you answer
- Kawohikukapulani, your name
- You are my beautiful, child, unforgettable
Source: Songs of Helen Desha Beamer, Copyright Harriett Beamer Magoon 1953. Composed for Helen Elizabeth Kawohikukapulani Beamer, the youngest daughter of Helen and Pete Beamer, on the occasion of her wedding to Charles William Dahlberg, April 3, 1941