Ko Hanu Kaʻu E Liʻa Nei (I Long for Your Breath -Words & music by Charles E. King
ʻAuhea wale ana ʻoe lā
E ka nani o nā pua lā
I hoa no kuʻu kino lā
I hoa no ka ua Haʻao

Hui:
Ko hanu ka`u e liʻa nei lā
He kohu pua rose
I kuʻu poli nei lā
Ke ʻala o ka hanu o ka ipo lā
I pulu i pulu i ke kēhau anu

Na wai no ʻoe e pakele lā
I ka miki koʻiaweʻa ka wai lā
Lohi pū i ke anu mā`e`ele lā
E honi kāua me ke aloha

Eia hoʻi au i ka malu lā
Me ka leo pumehana o Hālona lā
Ka pua laʻi e ka nahele lā
Ma kou poli au e pili ai

 Where, oh where are you
O lovely one among the flowers
One with whom I long to be
As a companion is the Haʻao (Retinue) rain

Chorus:
I long for the fragrance of your breath
Sweet as the perfume of a rose
In my bosom
Sweet as the breath of a loved one held in the rain
Like a flower wet with the dew

You will not escape from the
Light touch of the rain
That pelts and causes the cold
Let me kiss you, my darling

Here am I in the shade (in your presence)
With the warm voice of Hālona
The ti flower of the woodlands
In your arms I shall stay
Source: King's "Songs of Hawaiʻi" - The composer dedicated this mele to Joe Kamakau. Translation by Mary Pukui. Copyright Charles E. King, 1920, 1942 Recorded by Eddie Kamae and the Sons of Hawaiʻi