I ka pua o ka hei
Ke i aʻe nei loko
E ʻanoʻi au i laila
I laila no māua
I ka wai ka kihene
Wai mūkīkī a ka manu
I ka liko o ka lehua
Hui:
ʻAkahi hoʻi au a ʻike
I ka hana a ke kēhau
Kolonahe o ke ahiahi
Huʻihuʻi o ka po laʻi
O ka huʻi koni kēia
Au e ʻike aʻe nei
ʻAʻohe mea like
Me poli pumehana
Pau ʻole koʻu hoʻohihi
I ka pua o ka ʻilima
I mohala i ke awakea
I luhea i ke ahiahi
Ua ahi mai nei loko
I ka iala hōʻinā ʻinau
A ua no ʻoe e ka ua
Ua kani āhē kēia
Papaya Blossoms
A sweet thought has come
For
the blossom of the papaya
It seems to tell me
To go back
once more
There we two shall be
Beside the pool
Where the
birds sip
From the heart of the
lehua blossoms
Chorus:
The first time I saw
The work of the dew
Gently gathering at eventide
Cooling the calm night
This is the coldness
That you will recognize
There is nothing like being
In warm arms
Endless is my admiration
For the `ilima
That blooms in the late morning
And closes in the evening
Like fire within is love
Through his love-making
So you may rain, o rain
I can laugh now
Source: Sonny Cunha Music Book - © 1902 by William Coney