Ka Lae `O Ka`ena (The Point of Ka`ena) - Traditional

Ka lae ʻo Kaʻena
E hui ai kāua
Kō aloha welawela
Kō aloha iaʻu nei
Me ʻoe hoʻi au e hoʻoipo ai
Hoa pili o ka ʻāina malihini


Hui:
Eyes so blue, love so true
Pretty feet across the street
Her name is Nova
And I adore her
Her mother keeps a little candy store


ʻAuhea ʻoe kaʻu e liʻa nei
Nā hola pau i pili mau ʻia
E hoʻomanaʻo ana i kou leo nani
A paʻa mau nei i kuʻu puʻuwai

At the point of Kaʻena
Let`s get together
Your warm love
Your love that I have now
With you I will make love
My companion of a foreign land
 
*Eddie Kamae

Where are you?
With whom I've been with all these past hours
I'm reminded of your beautiful voice
That found a place in my heart


Source: Ea Collection - An island boy fell in love with a fair-skinned girl whose mother owned a candy store. English interpretation by Clyde Kindy Sproat. Chorus in English added by Eddie Kamae. Eddie Kamae's website: www.hawaiianlegacy.com