E Kuʻu Sweet Lei Poina ʻOle- by Emma De Fries 

E kuʻu sweet lei poina ʻole, ʻeā
Lei nani i ka wēkiu
E never fading bloom iā ʻoe, ʻeā
E kuʻu sweet lei poina ʻole, ʻeā


Kuʻu pua kuʻu lei nani mae ʻole, ʻeā
Ke ola mau loa, e kuʻu lei
Ke kali aku nei iā ʻoe, ʻeā

E hoʻi mai kāua lā e pili
E kuʻu sweet lei poina ʻole, ʻeā

My sweet, unforgettable lei
The most beautiful of all
You are never fading
My sweet, unforgettable lei

My flower, my beautiful never fading lei
This lei is my life, my soul
I wait for you
Return and let us be together
My sweet, unforgettable lei


Source: Ynae316, Recorded by Olomana
" Come To Me Gently" CD Hawaiian Text edited by Puakea Nogelmeier