Laʻe Laʻe - Bina Mossman
Click Title to Access Melody Ua laʻi no au, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Me ka liko ka lehua, laʻe la laʻe laʻe E hoʻoipo ana, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Me ke aloha, laʻe la laʻe laʻe I hoapili paʻa, laʻe la laʻe laʻe No mi nei, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Maʻaneʻi mai ʻoe, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Ma kuʻu poli, laʻe la laʻe laʻe I hoa kui lima, laʻe la laʻe laʻe I ke one o Mālama, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Mālama iho ʻoe, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Ke aloha a kāua, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Hoʻokahi puʻuwai, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Me ka lokahi, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Laʻi ai ka nohona, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Me kuʻu ipo, laʻe la laʻe laʻe E ola mau loa, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Kuʻu mau pua, laʻe la laʻe laʻe ʻA puka i ke ao, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Mālamalama, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Haʻina ka puana, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Aʻo kuʻu pua, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Ka liko ka lehua, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Naʻu e lei, laʻe la laʻe laʻe	I am content, tra la la la With the lehua bud (I) will woo With love Be a close companion For me Come here To my bosom Friend I hold hands with On the sands of Mālama Take care of The love that belongs to us One heart In accord Peaceful the relationship With the sweetheart Long live My flower That appears in Daylight Tell the refrain Of my flower The bud of the lehua Mine to wear as a lei
Source: This poem was given to the composer when she and her husband were courting. Written by her mother, it predicts happiness for the couple who will be together forever; and so it was. © Criterion Music Corp. Music clip by Gippy Cooke
Laʻe Laʻe - Traditional Waimea paniolo version
Ke lawe ʻia aʻe, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Kuʻu aloha, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Ka hope kai hui, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Mauna Loa, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Ua hiki no ʻoe, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Aʻe hele ana, laʻe la laʻe laʻe A naʻu no ia, laʻe la laʻe laʻe ʻOni hoʻokahi, laʻe la laʻe laʻe ʻI mai ʻoe, laʻe la laʻe laʻe He aloha kou, laʻe la laʻe laʻe He aloha wale naʻe, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Ko lehelehe, laʻe la laʻe laʻe I ʻike mua au, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Kou hana ia, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Haʻalele, ia ʻoe, laʻe la laʻe laʻe I ke alahele, laʻe la laʻe laʻe   Ka pā konane, laʻe la laʻe laʻe A ka mahina, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Aloha Hawaiʻi, laʻe la laʻe laʻe ʻOni mai i hope, laʻe la laʻe laʻe   Haʻina ʻia mai, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Ana ka puana, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Aia ʻo Kohala, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Kuʻu aloha, laʻe la laʻe laʻe   Haʻina ʻia mai, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Ana ka puana, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Ka hainaka welo, laʻe la laʻe laʻe O ke ahiahi, laʻe la laʻe laʻe Source: Pueo Pata, Kindy Sproat