Lei ʻOhu - by George E. Akiu |
|
| Lei ʻohu ʻohu ʻoe e Hilo Hanakahi Ka lehua makanoe aʻo Panaʻewa Lei kaulana aʻo Hilo Lei ʻohu ʻohu ʻoe Maui nui a Kama Ka roselani onaona o ke ʻala hola Lei kaulana aʻo Maui Lei ʻohu ʻohu ʻoe Kākuhihewa Ka ʻilima melemele kau poʻohiwi Lei kaulana aʻo Oʻahu Lei ʻohu ʻohu ʻoe Manokalanipō Ka mokihana hua liʻiliʻi o Waiʻaleʻale Lei kaulana aʻo Kauaʻi Haʻina ē ka wehi o nā mokupuni Ka lehua, ka roselani, ʻilima, mokihana O nā moku ʻehā |
You, Hilo of Hanakahi, are adorned with lei The lehua of Panaʻewa with its misty fragrance Famous lei of Hilo You, Maui of Kama, are adorned with lei The roselani, fragrance spreading along the way Famous lei of Maui You, Oʻahu of Kākuhihewa, are adorned with lei The yellow ʻilima draped on your shoulders Famous lei of Oʻahu You, Kauaʻi of Manokalanipō, are adorned with lei The mokihana, small berries of Waiʻaleʻale Famous lei of Kauaʻi Tell the story of the decorative lei of the islands The lehua, the roselani, ʻilima, mokihana Of the four islands |
| Source: Johnny Noble’s "Hawaiian Hulas" © renewal, 1963 Miller Music Corp. Translator unknown | |