Rose Lau Liʻi (Small Rose) - Traditional

ʻAuhea wale ʻoe
Rose lau liʻi e ala mai ʻoe
ʻOe no maʻaneʻi

Eia ia
Ku wa iki mai ʻauhea ia ʻoe
ʻEu ʻeu ia

Kani mai nei
Leo makoa a ma ʻohu kāua
E kuʻu aloha

Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
O ʻoe aʻo wau
Nalo liʻa mea

Listen to me
Small rose, come
Come here to me

Here I am
Calling to you, listen to me
(It is) exciting

The sound
Of your fearless voice, two of us lost in the mist
O my beloved

Tell the refrain
Of you and I
Lost in desire

Source: E. Martinez Collection - Translator unknown