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Wahine
Version
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- I went to Hilo
- To see the volcano
- There I met a Chinese (Pākē) boy
- He presented me with lei lehua
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- I went to Maui
- To see Haleakalā
- There I met a Portuguese (Pukikī) boy
- He presented me with lokelani
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- I went to Oʻahu
- See Halekūlani hotel
- There I met a haole boy
- He presented me with lei ʻilima
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- I went to Kauaʻi
- To see Waiʻaleʻale
- There I met a Filipino (Pilipino) boy
- He presented me with mokihana
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- Haʻina ʻia mai
- Ana ka puana
- But when I met the Hawaiian boy
- He presented me with lei aloha
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Kane
Version
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- I went to Hilo
- To see the volcano
- I met my Hawaiian maid
- She presented lei lehua
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- I went to Maui
- To see Haleakalā
- I met my Hawaiian maid
- She presented lei roselani
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- I went to Oʻahu
- To see Honolulu
- I met my Hawaiian maid
- She presented lei ʻilima
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- I went to Kauaʻi
- To see Waiʻaleʻale
- I met my Hawaiian maid
- She presented lei mokihana
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- Haʻina ʻia mai
- Ana ka puana
- I met my Hawaiian maid
- She presented leis of the islands
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Source: Queenie Kam - This mele was popular in
the early 1900's and tells of a
girl who goes sightseeing. She meets a different boy on each
island who presents her with a lei representative of their
respective island. Finally, she meets a Hawaiian boy who
gives her a lei of love.
Copyright 1962, Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc.
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