Ka Lehua Punono

Ka Lehua Punono - Kalikolihau Hannahs
Aia i ka lehua popohe maʻukele Lele na kini manu i ka lehulehu Huli kaʻiʻiwi i ka pua hiwahiwa Iwalea ka manu i ka lehua, punono Nolu pe ka lehua i ka lihau Hau mai nei ka makani oluʻolu Lu ke kehau mai ka lihilihi Hiaʻai wale i ka liko Koʻili ka manu i ka pua lehua e A inu i ka wai o ka hopoe pua Puana ke mele o ka lehua punono Noluehu pua hiwa i ke kiliʻohu Hulali ka pua, ʻai ka manu i luna Na ka ʻiʻiwi e hohoʻi mai A inu i ka wai o ka hopoe pua A inu i ka wai o ka pua punono	The mature lehua lies in the rainforest Many birds fly amongst her branches The ʻiʻiwi bird searches for the precious flower The bird longs for the gorgeous lehua The lehua is drenched in the lehua rain A pleasant wind blows softly The dewdrops fall from the petals And the bird is delighted at the shine The bird nestles into the lehua And drinks the fiully blossomed flowers nectar Sung is the song of the gorgeous lehua The precious flower is softened by the mist The blossom glistens, the bird is drawn to it It is the ʻiʻiwi bird that will always return And drink of the lehua's nectar And drink the lehua's nectar
Source: Ale`a CD - Sarkissian Collection