Pua Pīkake (Jasmine Flower) - Words & music by Charles E. King

ʻAuhea wale ana ʻoe
E ke ʻala pua pīkake
ʻO ka ʻiʻini kaʻu a loko
E loku nei i ka puʻuwai
E ake no au e ʻike
I ke ʻala pua pīkake
Kuʻu lei o ka la walea
Hoa kāʻana o ko aloha

Kaʻu nui aku ka manaʻo
E ake ana no e ʻike
I ke kumu o keʻala
E hone nei i kuʻu poli
E o mai i kou inoa
E ke ʻala pua pīkake
Inā o ka lia a loko
He makana ia na ka puʻuwai

 Where can you be
O fragrant jasmine blossom
A desire for you
Possesses my heart
I an anxious to smell
The fragrance of the jasmine
My lei for the day
I spend with the person I love

I look forward too
With eagerness to see
The source of the fragrance
That touches my heart
Reply to your praise
O fragrant jasmine
The choice ad gift
Of my heart
Source: King's Hawaiian Melodies -The jasmine was introduced from India about 1860. A favorite of Queen Emma, it was sometimes called the Queen's flower. © 1917, 1943 Charles E. King