Māpu ʻia ke ʻala o ka pīkake
I ka ō aheahe a ka makani
Hui:
Aloha aʻe au i ka pua ʻumeʻume mau
ʻAko au i nēia pua aloha
I poina ʻole ʻia ai a he launa ʻole
- ʻOhuʻohu hoʻi pili i ka puʻuwai
- He lei hoʻolei aʻe pūlama
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- Puana ʻia mai koʻu manaʻo
- He lei pīkake kuʻu aloha
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- Puana hou ʻia mai koʻu manaʻo
- He lei pīkake kuʻu aloha
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The fragrance of the pīkake is
wafted
By a gentle blowing of the
wind
Chorus:
I love the flower that
constantly attracts
I pluck this flower of my
attraction
It will never be forgotten,
second to none
Elegant and close to my
heart
A lei to wear and
cherish
An echo of my thoughts
A pikake lei is my love
Echoing again
A pīkake lei is my love
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Source: M. Leong Collection - Pīkake was the Hawaiian name for Princess Kaʻiulani's beloved peacocks.
She was also fond of the jasmine and this flower, introduced about 1860,
was called pīkake in her honor. The fragrant pīkake lei was known as the
twilight or evening lei because it is strung in the evening.
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