Ka Lehua I Milia

Ka Lehua I Milia - Words by Mary Pükui, Music by Maddy K. Lam

Ike maka i ka nani o uka
Ka lehua i milia e ka ua noe

He welina na kealoha e hoʻonipo nei
E hoʻoni nei ia loko a ka puʻuwai

Kuʻu lei kuʻu pua nani mae ʻole
Nohenohea i ka maka a ka ipo

E hoʻolale mai ana e naue aku
E kui a lei i ko aloha makamae

Haʻina ʻia mai ana kapuana
Ka lehua i milia e ka ua noe

ʻŌhiʻa Lehua

I have seen the beauty of the uplands
The lehua caressed by the misty rain

A token from the loved one
That creates a stir in my heart

My darling, my never fading flower
Ever lovely to the sight of the lover

An urge has come to me now
To string and wear your love as a lei

This is the end of my song
Of the lehua caressed by the rain

Source: Pamai Tenn Collection - Composed in 1952, this mele expresses the joys of love. © 1956 Criterion Music Corp

Ka Lehua I Milia - Words by Mary Pükui, Music by Maddy K. Lam
Ike maka i ka nani o uka Ka lehua i milia e ka ua noe He welina na kealoha e hoʻonipo nei E hoʻoni nei ia loko a ka puʻuwai Kuʻu lei kuʻu pua nani mae ʻole Nohenohea i ka maka a ka ipo E hoʻolale mai ana e naue aku E kui a lei i ko aloha makamae Haʻina ʻia mai ana kapuana Ka lehua i milia e ka ua noe	ʻŌhiʻa Lehua	I have seen the beauty of the uplands The lehua caressed by the misty rain A token from the loved one That creates a stir in my heart My darling, my never fading flower Ever lovely to the sight of the lover An urge has come to me now To string and wear your love as a lei This is the end of my song Of the lehua caressed by the rain
Source: Pamai Tenn Collection - Composed in 1952, this mele expresses the joys of love. © 1956 Criterion Music Corp