Kuʻu Lei Kiele ( My Gardenia Lei) - Words by Vicki IʻI Rodrigues Music by Maddy K. Lam
Aia i ke kaona kuʻu lei kiele Kui ʻia e ka ua Kūkalahale   I lei hoʻohie no nei kino Linohau ka wahine me ka hiehie   Nohea ke ʻala ma kuʻu poli He nani mae ʻole kau i ka lā   Ahiahi nâ pua i ka wēkiu Koe mai ko ʻala la he aloha   Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana Lei aloha lei kiele kau i ka hano	My dearest gardenia is in town Being strung by the Kūkalahale rain   An elegant lei for this person The lady is beautifully dressed and adorned   The fragrance is delightful at my bosom A beauty unfading even in the sun   The blossoms spend the evening in the heights The fragrance remains, a beloved   Tell the refrain Beloved lei, gardenia lei set in glory
Source: Pamai Tenn & Vick Iʻi Collection - Recorded by Tony C. "O Ka Wä I Hala" CD © 1948 Criterion Music Corp