Hi‘ipoe Like I Ke Aloha (Cherish Our Love) - Charles E. King

Ua ʻike ‘oe, ua ‘ike au
I nâ ‘iniki hana mao ʻole
A he ho‘okahi no ‘i‘ini
He ho‘okahi ‘i‘ini
A he ho‘okahi ho‘i ‘upu
Ho‘i mai kāua,
Ho‘i mai kāua a e pili

Olu ho‘i ‘oe,
Olu like ho‘i kāua
Ko ka ‘ano‘i a loko
Maha nei pu‘uwai, pu‘uwai
Hau‘oli like kāua,
Hau‘oli kāua
Ua pili pa‘a ke aloha

Hi‘ipoi like no ho‘i kāua
Hi‘ipoi no na kau a kau
Hi‘ipoi like kāua i ke aloha

 You know, I know
That the pangs of love are never ceasing
There is one desire,
One desire
Indeed one recurring thought
Return,
Return and we'll be together

You'll indeed be cozy,
We'll together be cozy
For you are the desire within
My heart is at ease
We are happy together
Happy together
Love is binding

Return and let us cherish each other
Cherish for all time
Cherish our love

Source: King's Songs of Hawai‘i Copyright 1950 Chas. E. King, Translated by Sarah Quick