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He nani ka pua hinano, ehe |
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I uka o 'Ahuimanu |
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I kumu pali wewehi |
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Kau ai ka maka ia 'oe |
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'Opu'u mai ka hinano, ehe |
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A mohala i ka nahele |
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He lalilali ka lihi |
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I ka ua Po'aihale |
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Onaona no ka hinano, ehe |
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He mapuna i ka Moa'e |
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Ho'olale i ka mana'o |
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Ia hanu anuhea |
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'auhea ku'u hinano, ehe |
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E lu helele'i ka 'ehu |
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A paoa ke kulu aumoe |
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Moe pono iho kaua |
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Ha'ina mai ka puana, ehe |
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He nani ka pua henano |
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He wehi no 'Ahuimanu |
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Kau ku'u maka ia 'oe. |
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The hinano is a flower of great beauty |
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There above 'Ahuimanu |
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At the verdant base of the cliff |
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The eyes are drawn to you |
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The hinano bud emerges |
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And blooms there in the forest |
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The sheaths are smooth and glossy |
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In the swirling Po'aihale rain |
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The hinano is so very fragrant |
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An aroma carried on the trade wind |
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So stirring to the thoughts |
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Is that sweet scent you exude |
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Hear me, my dear hinano |
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Let your snowy pollen scatter down |
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So the night shall be perfumed |
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You and I shall enjoy our respose |
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Let the story be told |
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The hinano is a flower of great beauty |
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An adornment for 'Ahuimanu |
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My eye is fixed on you |
