Lei Nani (Beautiful Lei) - Words & music by Charles Namahoe

 

`Auhea wale `oe
Ku`u lei nani
Ho`i mai no kâua
La e pili
 
 
Kou aloha ka`u a`e
Hi`ipoi nei
Häku`iku`i `eha
I ku`u mana`o
 
 
`Anoa`i ka pilina
Poina `ole
E lei a`e `oe
Me ku`u lei
 
 
Ha`ina `ia mai
Ana ka puana
Ho`i mai no kâua
La e pili

 

Where are you
My beautiful lei
Come, let us two
Be together
 
 
Your love is mine
To cherish
A recurrent thought
An ache in my mind
 
 
Unexpected
The unforgettable meeting
Wear my love
As a lei
 
 
The story
Is told
Come, let us two
Be together

 

Source: Johnny Noble's "Hawaiian Hulas" Copyright renewal, 1963 Miller Music Corp