Kaulana kou nani mālamalama
E beautiful Māhealani moon
Nāu i hali aku i koʻu aloha
A loaʻa kuʻu ipo ʻo ʻanoʻi pua
Kuʻu pua, kuʻu lei, kuʻu onaona
O lovely moonbeam, kiss her for me
Me ʻoe ka welina o koʻu aloha
E ka liko pua i ke kakahiaka
ʻO ka nahenahe nō me ka mali leo
Maliu i ke onaona lima
Mahalo i kou nani mālamalama
E beautiful Māhealani moon
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Famed is the beauty and
brightness
Of the beautiful full
moon
It was you who bore my love to
her
And found my sweetheart the
choicest of flower
My blossom, my wreath, my
fragrant one
O lovely moonbeam, kiss her for
me
With you is my love in its
entirety
O tender leaf bud of the
morning
To whom I speak softly in
tender tones
And touch with gentle
fingers
I admire and thank you
beautiful light
Oh beautiful full moon
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