Pua Onaona (Fragrant Flower) - Words & music by Charles E. King


A`o `oe nô ka`u i `upu ai
E ku`u lei hiki aumoe
Ko aloha nô ka`u e hi`ipoi
Makamae i nei pu`uwai

Hui:
A he nani kou
Lua `ole i ka`u `ike
Ho`ohihi au
I ke `ala ou pua onaona ou

Ko aloha no ka`u hi`ipoi
Hana mao `ole i ka pu`uwai
Noho `oe a ho`omana`o mai
Ho`i mai kâua e pili

You are the person whom I recall to mind
My loved one who comes late at night
Your love is mine to cherish
It is precious to this heart

Chorus:
Yours is a beauty
That is incomparable to me
I have a longing
For your sweetness

Your love is mine to cherish
It disturbs my heart endlessly
If you should think of me
Return to me here

Source: King's Hawaiian Melodies Copyright 1928, 1943 Charles E. King - Translated by Mary Pukui.