`U`ina Loko (Nolupe) - Namoolau & Peters


Ku`u pua hanu `ala `oiala
Kolonahe o ka ahiahi
He`awihi ana li`a loko
Ho`onanea ana ahi o mâkia
No lupê ka hali`a ua li`a loko
Hapahapai `i`ini ko ka `ane`i
A he aka kau e ka lipoa
E honehone nei i ka `i`i` a loko


She is my fragrant flower
Whose perfume is wafted at eventide
A wink and love starts within
And the time is whiled away in courting
The yearning increases, love has begun
The desire is raised and grown
What are you up to, o lipoa seaweed
Wooing to increase the desire in my heart


Source: King's Songs 1942 - Translation by Mary Pukui