E Kuʻu Lei E Kuʻu Ipo - Kalei Kaluna

E kuʻu lei, e kuʻu ipo
Ke aloha i milia ʻia
Ke aloha i milia ʻia
Ke ʻala onaona

With you in my heart
When you're in my arms
Hold me, hold me, hold me
Hold me darling one
You are the only one

Lei ʻia mai, lei ʻia ʻoe
Kuʻu ipo hoʻoheno
Kuʻu ipo hoʻoheno
Poʻina ʻole ʻia

With you in my heart
When you're in my arms
Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me
Kiss me, darling one
You are the only one

Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
Kuʻu ipo hoʻoheno
Kuʻu ipo hoʻoheno
Poʻina ʻole ʻia

Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
Ke aloha i milia ʻia
Ke aloha i milia ʻia
Ke ʻala
onaona

My wreath, my sweetheart
My beloved
My beloved
So alluring


With you in my heart
When you're in my arms
Hold me, hold me, hold me
Hold me darling one
You are the only one

Sweetheart, come, you are
My cherished sweetheart
My cherished sweetheart
So unforgettable

With you in my heart
When you're in my arms
Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me
Kiss me, darling one
You are the only one

Tell the refrain of
My cherished sweetheart
My cherished sweetheart
So unforgettable

Tell the refrain of

My beloved
My beloved
So alluring

Source: Hines Collection - The composer was from Punalu'u, Hawai'i. Translator unknown, Hawaiian Text edited by Puakea Nogelmeier