Kuʻu Ipo Pua Rose (My Sweetheart, the Rose) - by John K. Almeida

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He aloha kuʻu ipo pua rose
Kuʻu lei o ke ano ahiahi
 
A he lei naʻu i haku a lawa
Ihiko no kuʻu kino
 
He nohea i ka maka ke ʻike
I ka milimili a kuʻu lima
 
He uʻi hoʻoheno puʻuwai
He aloha honehone i ka poli
 
Aloha e ka leo o ka moa
E ka hea mai e ua ao
 
Puana ka inoa o kuʻu lei
Lei aloha o ke kakahiaka
 
 
Beloved is my sweetheart, the rose
My darling of the evening hours
 
Made by me into a lei
To adorn my person
 
You are fair indeed to see
A flower fondled by my hands
 
A beauty that appeals to my heart
A loved one to cherish in my bosom
 
I love the voice of the cock
That proclaims that day is here
 
This ends the song for my loved one
My beloved one of the morning
 
 

Source: Na Mele Aloha - Written for the composer's first wife, Elizabeth - Translated by Mary Pukui, Music clip by Gippy Cooke