He Wahine Uʻi - John K. Almeida 

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ʻAuhea, ʻauhea wale ʻoe
E ka pua, e ka pua lokelani
A he nani, a he nani no ʻoe
He wahine uʻi

ʻAuhea, ʻauhea wale ʻoe
E ka pua, e ka pua mokihana
Hana aʻe, hana aʻe no wau
Lei hoʻohie

ʻAuhea, ʻauhea wale ʻoe
E ka pua, e ka pua kukui
Kui aʻe, kui aʻe no wau
A lawa kou lei e ka ipo

ʻAuhea, ʻauhea wale ʻoe
E ka pua, e ka pua violeta
Leka mai, leka mai ʻoe iʻau
Auwē ka auwē ʻako

ʻAuhea, ʻauhea wale ʻoe
E ka pua, e ka pua ka `ilima
ʻElima, ʻelima oʻu po
Hoʻi nele aʻe
 


For you, this is for you
The flower, the roselani flower
Beautiful, you are so beautiful
The beautiful lady
 
For you, this is for you
The flower, the mokihana flower
I'll make, I'll make a lei
A lei so attractive
 
For you, this is for you
The flower, the kukui flower
I'll string, I'll string a lei
Until your lei is complete, sweetheart
 
For you, this is for you
The flower, the violet flower
Stay, you and I must stay together
To pluck (flowers)
 
For you, this is for you
The flower, the` ilima flower
Five, I had five nights
And left with nothing
 

Source: Noble's Hawaiian Hulas - Copyright 1935,63 Miller Music Corp - Translated by Kaiu Kanoa - Music clip by Gippy Cooke