Ka Lehua I Milia - Words by Mary Pükui, Music by Maddy K. Lam

Ike maka i ka nani o uka
Ka lehua i milia e ka ua noe

He welina na kealoha e hoʻonipo nei
E hoʻoni nei ia loko a ka puʻuwai

Kuʻu lei kuʻu pua nani mae ʻole
Nohenohea i ka maka a ka ipo

E hoʻolale mai ana e naue aku
E kui a lei i ko aloha makamae

Haʻina ʻia mai ana kapuana
Ka lehua i milia e ka ua noe
ʻŌhiʻa Lehua

 
I have seen the beauty of the uplands
The lehua caressed by the misty rain

A token from the loved one
That creates a stir in my heart

My darling, my never fading flower
Ever lovely to the sight of the lover

An urge has come to me now
To string and wear your love as a lei

This is the end of my song
Of the lehua caressed by the rain

Source: Pamai Tenn Collection - Composed in 1952, this mele expresses the joys of love. © 1956 Criterion Music Corp