Mele O Kuʻu Puʻuwai - Traditional


Hea mai iaʻu ʻo Hawaiʻi
Hawaʻ`i ka ʻāina aloha
Me ka pua nani lehua
Ka mele o kuʻu puʻuwai

Hea mai iaʻu ʻo Maui
Maui ka ʻāina aloha
Me ka pua nani roselani
Ka mele o kuʻu puʻuwai

Hea mai iaʻu ʻo Oʻahu
Oʻahu ka ʻāina aloha
Me ka pua nani ʻilima
Ka mele o kuʻu puʻuwai

Hea mai iaʻu ʻo Kauaʻi
Kauaʻi ka ʻāina aloha
Me ka pua nani mokihana
Ka mele o kuʻu puʻuwai

Haʻina mai ka puana
Ua mele au i nā ʻāina pau
Me ke aloha ʻiʻini
Ka mele o kuʻu puʻuwai

I sing of Hawaiʻi
Hawaiʻi, land of love
With the pretty lehua blossom
The song of my heart

I sing of Maui
Maui, land of love
With the pretty rose blossom
The song of my heart

I sing of Oʻahu
Oʻahu, land of love
With the pretty ʻilima blossom
The song of my heart

I sing of Kauaʻi
Kauaʻi, land of love
With the pretty mokihana blossom
The song of my heart

Tell the refrain
I complete this song of the islands
With love and desire
The song of my heart

Source: Strand Collection, Translator unknown