- Na ka pua kenikeni ko`u ho`ohihi
- Ke `ala ho`oheno i ku`u poli
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- Onaona i ka ihu ke honi aku
- A ke këhau a`e hali mai nei
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- Na wai e `ole ko`u ho`ohihi
- Ke `ala hu`ihu`i o ia pua
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- E kui nö au a lawa
- I lei ho`oheno no ku`u kino
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- Ha`ina `ia mai ka puana
- Na ka pua kenikeni ko`u ho`ohihi
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- The pua kenikeni is what
enchants me
- The cherished fragrance at my
heart
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- Softly fragrant to
inhale
- That which the dewdrops
bear
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- Who would not share my
enchantment
- The thrilling perfume of that
blossom
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- I will string enough to
make
- A cherished lei for my
person
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- Tell the refrain
- The pua kenikeni is what
enchants m
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