| Pu`uwai Pumehana -
Words & music by Victor Lanakila Rittenband |
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| Pu`uwai pumehana Piha meka hauoli Piha `oe i ke aloha Nona hana apau Ha`i ana nâ kanaka I kau hana maika`i Pu`uwai pumehana Na`u `oe a mau loa Pu`uwai pumehana Wehiwehi no `oe Ku`u pua mae `ole Hiwahiwa `oe na`u Onaona i ka ihu H i`ipoi mau no Pu`uwai pumehana Na`u `oe a mau loa Ha`ina ka puana No ka pu`uwai aloha Ku`u pua mae `ole Hiwahiwa `oe na`u Onaona i ka ihu H i`ipoi mau no Pu`uwai pumehana Ho`i mai e pili |
Heart so warm Filled with happiness You are filled with love For everything you do People talk about you Of the good thins you do Heart so warm You are mine forever Heart so warm You are beautiful My never fading flower You are my favorite Fragrant to me I will always cherish you Heart so warm You are mine forever This is the end of my story About a loving heart My never fading flower You are my favorite Fragrant to me I will always cherish you Heart so warm Let's get together |
| Source: Postcards from Hawai`i CD, Kokua Records, PO Box 8100, Honolulu, HI. 96830-0100 Copyright 1972 Victor Rittenband - Composed 1972, this was a prize winning song in the Search for Songs contest in 1973. Hawaiian lyrics edited by Alice Namakelua | |