Maid of Honolulu, Ku`u Lei Aloha - Traditional |
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| Maid of Honolulu, ku`u lei aloha Me he hôkû ala na maka Lipolipo ou lihilihi |Lihilihi lehua ko`o wai o ka uka Hui: `O ka loke me ka lilia Hui na pua o ke awâwa A`o `oe no ka`u li`a Maid of Honolulu, ku`u lei aloha |
Maid of Honolulu, my beloved lei Whose eyes are like the stars Your lashes are so dark Like the fingers of lehua that hold the raindrops in the upland Chorus: Like the rose, the lily The flowers of the valley combined You are the one I yearn for Maid of Honolulu, my beloved lei |
| Source: Na Mele O Hawai`i by West Maui Hawaiian Civic Club - Translation by Mary Pukui | |