Kuʻu Lei Poina ʻOle - Traditional

ʻAuhea ʻoe e kuʻu ipo
Kuʻu lei pua mae ʻole
Kuʻu pua liʻa aʻi
He lei no kuʻu kino

Eia au la e ke aloha
E kuʻu ipo e māliu mai
Pua au i kui a lawa
A i lei poina ʻole

Haʻina mai ka puana
Kuʻu lei e kuʻu ipo
Haʻina hou mai ka puana
Pua mae ʻole pua i apo ia

Where are you, my sweetheart
My lei, never fading flower
My flower, so much desired
Lei for my body

Here I am, love
My sweetheart, listen here
I string this flower into a lei that binds
Lei never to be forgotten

Tell the refrain
My lei, my sweetheart
Tell the refrain again
Never fading flower, flower I embrace


Source - Strand Collection, Translator unknown