By And By Hoʻi Mai ʻOe - by Queen Liliʻuokalani
Aia i Mauna Kilohana
ʻO aʻu lehua ʻula i ka wao
Nā maka ʻohe kiʻi i ka wai
ʻĀhaʻi ka ʻiʻini a ka manaʻo
Hui:
By and by hoʻi mai ʻoe
E he ʻala hoene i ka poli
By and by hoʻi mai ʻoe
I ʻaneʻi kāua e laʻi ai
E ʻae ana paha
wau i ka ualo
I ka leo hea a ka pololei
E hoʻi aku nō wau e pili
Me ka ua Kīpuʻu o ka nahele
Me he ua noe ala ko aloha
E hana mau nei kuʻu nui kino
ʻO kou kai ia e mākoi ai
Uʻi ʻaʻā ia pua i ka nani
Liliʻuokalani
My red lehua of the forest
Sharp eyes fetch the water
And carry off the desire of the heart
Chorus:
By and by you will return
O fragrance that soflty flutters my heart
By and by you will return
Here you and I will spend our days in rapture
I shall perhaps yield to the urge
To the calling voice of the land shell
E shall return to be close
With the Kīpu`u rain of the forest
Like a misty rain is your love
That thrills my whole being
It is the love which you tender
That flower glows with beauty