Ua Noho Au A Kupa - by Edward Nainoa
Hui: Ua noho au a kupa i kou aloʻā A kamaʻāina aʻe kou leoʻ Ka hi`ona a ka manaʻo lā i lailaʻ I ʻaneʻi ka waihona a ke aloha Aia i ka wēkiu ka pua lehua Ke ona ʻia maila i nā manu Pili ʻia ka makani Waiolohia Ua laʻahia au me ka Māluakele Paʻēʻē mai ana e ka leo o ka hikihiki Hiki ʻanoʻai ke ʻala o ka pēsila Sila ʻia iho ko aloha lā welawela E uhoʻi nō māua lā e pili **Aia i ka wēkiu ka pua lehua Ke ona ʻia maila i nā manu ʻIke ʻia ke aloha wai olohia E hoʻi nō kāua lā e pili **Paʻēʻē mai ana e ka leo o ka hikihiki Hiki ʻanoʻai māua me ka pēlika Silaia iho ke aloha i paia loko I hoapili no ke kino **alternate 2nd and 3rd verses	Chorus: I have stayed and become accustomed to your face And familiar with your voice The memory of someone attracts me there Where the sweet water makes love flourish The lehua blossom rests in the lofty heights Encircled by the birds Touched by the Waiolohia wind I am set aside by the Māluakele wind for a special purpose An encouraging voice has reached me That the fragrance of the pēsila arrives unexpectedly Your love has been sealed, burning I hope that we will be together again **There in the highest place is the lehua blossom Attractive to the birds Seen is the beloved moving water of desire Let's come back together again to stay **The voice of the hikihiki come to me It lovingly comes to hold my attention Love is sealed and held within To become a companion for your person **alternate translation
Source: John Kameaaloha Almeida CD from Cord International, PO Box 152, Ventura, CA 93002, Translated by Keola Donaghy. Verse 2, stanza 1, hikihiki also spelled hilihili, is a land shell. **Alternate 2nd, 3rd verses from Pukui Collection, translation by Mary Pukui