Ku`u Lei Poina `Ole - Traditional

`Auhea `oe e ku`u ipo
Ku`u lei pua mae `ole
Ku`u pua li`a a`i
He lei no ku`u kino

Eia au la e ke aloha
E ku`u ipo e maliu mai
Pua au i kui a lawa
A i lei poina `ole

Ha`ina mai ka puana
Ku`u lei e ku`u ipo
Ha`ina hou mai ka puana
Pua maeole pua i apo ia


Where are you, my sweetheart
My lei, never fading flower
My flower, so much desired
Lei for my body

Here I am, love
My sweetheart, listen here
I string this flower into a lei that binds
Lei never to be forgotten

Tell the refrain
My lei, my sweetheart
Tell the refrain again
Never fading flower, flower I embrace


Source - Strand Collection, Translator unknown