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Ku`u Lei Lilia - by Bill Ali`iloa Lincoln

Aia i ka la`i o Honomaka`u
Ke `ala lilia ho`oheno poli


Mai kuhi mai oe e ka Inuwai
Owau ke kupua kia`i loko


He kupua no wau no ke kai loa
No ka makani anu he Ulumano


Akahi a li`a ko`u mana`o
E kui i ku`u pua, pua melia


Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
Ke `ala lilia ho`oheno poli


 There in the calm of Honomaka`u
The fragrance of lilies delights the heart


Don’t make a mistake, o Inuwai breeze
Of thinking that I am the demigod who guards the pond


I am a demigod from distant seas
From the land of the cold wind, the Ulumano


This is the first time that the desire posseses me
To string a wreath of plumeria blossoms


This is the end of my song
Of the fragrance of lilies that delight the heart

Source: Source: Na Mele Aloha, Translated by Mary Pûku`i