HALE AO by JIMBO, Shigeru Visual Image, Hawaiian Culture and Music

Uʻilani

by Lena Machado

 

Uʻilani kuʻu lei

Kuʻu milimili ē

He pōkē pua mae ʻole ʻoe

No nā kūpuna

 

Kou uʻi ua ʻike ʻia

Kō aloha ua hiʻipoi ʻia

Ke ʻala onaona kō kino

Kaʻu e liʻa mau ai

 

   Uʻilani e ō mai ʻoe

   ʻO ʻoe nō koʻu puni

 

Uʻilani my own

You were sent from heaven above

In my bosom I’ll caress you

With a lullaby

 

 

 

 

 

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