He lei ʻāʻī ʻoe na ke kūpuna
A he milimili ʻoe na ka mākua
Pūlama ʻia ʻoe me ke aloha
Hiʻipoi ʻia oe ma kuʻu poli
He lei aloha ʻoe ua kaulana
I paukū ʻia me ka ʻāhihi
Hoʻohihi nō wau naʻu ʻoe
ʻO koʻu kuleana paʻa nō ia
Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
Kuʻu lei nani ʻoe poina ʻole
Hea aku mākou e ō mai ʻoe
ʻO Kawohikūkapulani he inoa
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- Helen
Elizabeth Kawohikukapulani Beamer
| You are a lei for the
grandparents
And a darling for your
parents
Cherished with love
You are cradled on my
bosom
You are a beloved lei,
renowned
Linked with the ʻāhihi
I too, am involved for you are
mine
This is my right,
permanently
The story is told
You are my beautiful,
child, unforgettable
We call, you answer
Kawohikūkapulani, your
name |
Source: Songs
of Helen Desha Beamer, Copyright
Harriett Beamer Magoon 1953. Composed for Helen Elizabeth
Kawohikukapulani Beamer, the youngest daughter of Helen and
Pete Beamer, on the occasion of her wedding to Charles
William Dahlberg, April 3, 1941
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