Pua Kukui

Pua Kukui - by Mekia Kealakai
ʻAuhea wale ana ʻoe Ē ka liko pua kukui Kuhi au o ka ʻono iʻa A ke puʻu aʻe moni nei Piʻikoi kahi manaʻo I ka pili koʻolua ia Eia ka kaula lopi āna Hei kō puʻuwai kapalili ʻAuhea wale ana ʻoe E ua wāhi huapala nei Mai piʻi hou mai ʻoe O loaʻa pono kāua Kulanalana ka makuʻu I ka noho i ka lio Mōlio ke kaula ʻili I ka lae o ka pipi ohi Loaʻa aku ʻoe iaʻu I ka welelau o ka lima Hei ʻoe ka`u kīpuka E ka pipi hoʻokahi kiwi Ma kuʻu poli mai ʻoe Naʻu ʻoe honehone aku Haʻina mai ka puana E ua wāhi huapala nei	Harken now to me O budding kukui blossom My thoughts are of something tasty That the throat desires to swallow Hope begins to mount When there is constant companionship Here now is my fine lariat To catch your fluttering heart Listen here to me O sweetheart of mine Don`t you mount again Or we`ll be caught The pommel is tilting On the saddle of the horse Draw tight the rope On the brow of the yearling You're caught by me at last By the tips of the fingers Caught now in my loop The one-horned bull Come to my arms, you You are mine, come my sweet Telling the refrain O sweetheart of mine
Source: Noble's "Hawaiian Hulas" © 1931 John Noble - Translator unknown