Kuʻu Lei - by Bina Mossman 

Haʻaheo wale ʻoe e kuʻu lei
E hoʻoipo ana hoʻi ma ʻanoʻi pua
 
Eia mai ke aloha a kāua
Ua hoʻopili ʻia a paʻa me ke onaona
 
Onaona ko ʻala i oʻu nei
A nēia puʻuwai e hiʻipoi nei
 
Ko maka ʻalohilohi nanea mai hʻ`i kau
Ko papalina lahilahi ʻula ʻohelohelo
 
Kuʻu lei puana ʻia
Me aʻu mai ʻoe a mau loa
Praise be to you, my love
I woo you with flowery thought
 
Here comes our love
Sealed tightly with fragrance
 
Your fragrance reaches me
And is fondled lovingly in my heart
 
Your dreamy eyes gaze lovingly into mine
Your delicate cheeks cherry red
 
My love story ends
Be with me forever


Source: Copyright Criterion Music Corp Translated by Bina Mossman - Written for one very dear to the composer