Pua Lilia (Lily Flower) - by Alfred Unauna Alohikea Click Title to Access Melody
ʻAuhea wale ʻoe e ka ua Ke nihi aʻe nei i nā pali Ka helena o ia pua i ʻako ʻia He popohe mai nei ia uka Ia uka hoʻi aʻu e walea ai Me ke ʻala onaona o kuʻu pua He pua ʻoe na`u i lei mau ai Ke ʻala o kuʻu pua lilia	Alfred Unauna Alohikea	Listen to the rain Creeping silently along the cliffs It looks as if this flower has been plucked Shapely the upland The very upland that I'll enjoy With the sweet fragrance of my flower You are a flower, always to wear as a lei The fragrance of my lily blossom
Source: Leilani Sexton, grandaughter of Alfred & Elisabeth Kamanu Alohikea Holt. One of the most beautiful and erotic Hawaiian love poems, written by Alohikea, who was a master of kaona. A natural musician who could not read or write music, Alohikea was Kauaʻi's composer laureate. Described by Charles E. King as one of the greatest entertainers, Andy Cummings called him the finest single performer in Hawaiʻi. A farmer, fisherman, and quite a lady's man, he often sailed between Kauaʻi, Niʻihau and Oʻahu, to trade fish and taro. There was a "Lily" on each of the islands. He wrote the lyrics on one trip and the melody on another. His ex-wife, present wife and girlfriend were all at his side on his deathbed. This information was given to Leilani by her grand uncle who lived with Alfred in Hanalei. Music clip by Lani Lee, © Criterion Music Corp