ʻO ka lei pua loke o Kawika
Ua hele wale a nohea
I ka pē ʻia o ka Tuahine
Hui:
ʻO ka ʻoi nō ia o ka laʻi
Ke kuini noho i ke onaona
Kini i ka puʻuwai pumehana
Lei hoʻomāhie a ke kupa
Na ka hanu ʻaʻala o pua loke
Hoapili ka lehua kū moku
I poloʻai aʻe nā malihini
Kipa iā Kuaihelani home
David's wreath of roses
It is so very beautiful
Drenched by the Tuahine rain
Chorus:
It looks so very delicate
Like a queen surrounded by fragrance
Held in admiration by many hearts
This lovely wreath to adorn the native son
The fragrant breath of the rose
Companion of the island lehua
That invites the visitor
To come to Kuaihelani home
Source: King's Hawaiian Melodies - Dedicated
to David Kawananakoa, this may have been composed to accompany a gift
for the aliʻi,
a Hawaiian custom. Verse 1, stanza 4, Tuahine is the name of the Mānoa
rain. translated by Mary
Pukui. © 1943 Charles E. King. Music clip by Lani Lee
Mary Montano