Pua Kenikeni - Traditional

Na ka pua kenikeni koʻu hoʻohihi
Ke ʻala hoʻoheno i kuʻu poli
 
Onaona i ka ihu ke honi aku
A ke kēhau aʻe hali mai nei
 
Na wai e ʻole koʻu hoʻohihi
Ke ʻala huʻihuʻi o ia pua
 
E kui nō au a lawa
I lei hoʻoheno no kuʻu kino
 
Haʻina ʻia mai ka puana
Na ka pua kenikeni koʻu hoʻohihi
The pua kenikeni is what enchants me
The cherished fragrance at my heart
 
Softly fragrant to inhale
That which the dewdrops bear
 
Who would not share my enchantment
The thrilling perfume of that blossom
 
I will string enough to make
A cherished lei for my person
 
Tell the refrain
The pua kenikeni is what enchants me

 

Source: Vicki II Rodrigues Collection
Recorded by Tony Conjugacion on "O Ka Wä I Hala" CD