Pua Lasana (Lantana Blossom) - Traditional

 
Aloha e ka pua ê
Ka pua lasana ê
Makana kâ ke aloha
Ho`oluhi nei nui kino


Kou kino kai `alo aku
I nâ pali Ko`olau
Lalau hele aku ana
I ka nui leo o ka manu


He manu a ha`ilono
I nâ pali a`o Pele`ula
Kâua i laila
I ke kula o ka hanohano


He hana nui no ka`u
I ke e`e wai pue one
I ka wai a`o Asia
Ho`i mai e ku`u aloha


He aloha ka makua ê
Aia mahope
He aloha o ka ipo ê
Mâmua aia manu a`e


Ha`ina mai ka puana
Ka pua lasana e
Makana ka ke aloha
Ho`oluhi nei nui kino

Oh, beloved blossom
Blossom of Lasana
The gift of the beloved
I feel so overwhelmed


Your appearance is reflected
Through the Ko`olau cliffs
I am captured
By the voice of the bird


This bird who spreads the news
Through the cliffs of Pele`ula
We are there
In the glorious land


It is a great deed for me
In the moving waters amongst the sand dunes
In the waters of Asia
Return to me, my love


Love of a parent
Is after
The love of a sweetheart
There love, it is first


Tell the refrain
Of the Lasana blossom
The gift of the beloved
I feel so overwhelmed

 

Source: Translated by Kanani Kamai


Lantana (Lasana) Flower