Wailana - Kalâkaua/Maile Kaleikoa

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E ke aloha e maliu mai ʻoe
ʻOiai ke aloha i ke kino
Ua kui a paʻa ka lei
I wehi hoʻoheno no ka lani

Hui:
ʻAuhea wale ʻoe ke aloha
Laʻau hoʻoulu i ke kino
I laila kāua e pili ai
I ka ʻolu o Wailana

Ua lana loko i ka makemake
I ka nani aʻo Mailehahei
I ʻuhene i ka poli o Maliʻo
I ka nē maluaka a ka wai

Ua laʻi no wau me Hiku
Me ke ʻeuʻeu o ke kualono
I walea i ka kiu ʻōhelo
ʻAi ʻono a nā manu



O beloved, harken to me
While love is yet in the body
The lei is strung and completed
An adornment to please the heavenly one

Chorus:
Where are you, O love
The medicine that causes growth in the body
You and I were there together
On the peaceful atomsphere of Wailana

There is a great desire
For the beauty of Mailehahei
The tantalizing bosom of Mali`o
And the continuous murmur of waters

I while the time with Hiku
Wondrous one of the mountains
Stringing leis of ʻōhelo berries
Food that birds are fond of

Source: G. Cooke collection -Wailana is the name of the Cummings home in Waimānalo. The mother was of chiefly rank and the father started the Waimānalo plantation. It is said that King David Kalākaua composed this song while visiting the Cummings home, while others attribute it to Maile Kaleikoa. Translated by Mary Pukui. Music clip by Gippy Cooke © 1916, 44 Miller Music Corp.