Remember, Be Sure And Be There - J. Elia/Charles Hopkins

 

Pau `ole ko`u ho`ohihi
I ka wailele o Moa`ula
I laila wau la `ike
I ka wai pâhihi i nâ pali

`A`ole i pau ka `i`ini
Ke kuini o nâ pua
Ua hele wale a nohenohea
Lupelupe i ke `ala 
 
Hui:
Aloha ku`u lei pïkake
Na`u i kiss a ho`omau iho
E lei nô au i kô aloha
Remember, be sure and be there
Endless is my admiration
For the waterfall of Moa`ula
It was there that I saw
The water spilling down the hill
 
Endless is my desire
For the queen of the flowers
So beautifully shaped
And filled with fragrance 
 
Chorus:
I love my lei of pikake
That I smelled and kept on smelling
I will wear your love as a lei
Remember, be sure and be there

 

Source: Hopkins "Aloha Collection" - Some credit this song to J. Elia, others say it was composed by Charles Hopkins - Moa`ula is a waterfall in Halawa Valley, Moloka`i. Translated by Mary Pukui