No sweet tubarose poina ʻole
Me he ala e ʻi mai ana iaʻu
He welina pau ʻole me ia pua
Aloha kuʻu pua ʻala onaona
I wili ʻia me maile lau liʻi
Ke hea nei ku'u lei ʻala onaona
E hoʻi mai kāua la e pili
Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
Kuʻu pua tubarose poina ʻole
Tuberose
- A fond memory comes to
me
- Of the sweet tuberose, so unforgettable
- Like fragrance, it speaks to
me
- Forever greeting this flower with affection
- Love for this sweet fragrant flower
- Entwined with small leaf maile
- Where is this lei of mine, so fragrant?
- Return and let us be together
- The story is told
- Of my unforgettable tuberose
- Forever greeting this flower with affection