Nathan Aweau

1. Ku’u pua lei,

You are my desire

Ku’u pua lei, he pua i mili ka’a (la)

A flower that I have caressed

‘O’oe no ka’u i aloha e, e ho’okahi nō

You are the one I love, you are the only one

E ku’u pu’uwai, hā’awi mai (ea)

My heart, I gladly give

2. Ku’u pua lei,

The softness of your lips

lehelehe nui, wahi me e ma’ūma’ū (la)

and lush they are, covered with moisture

makemake au e lehelehe, ho’okala - kupua

My urge to taste it, enchants me

E ku’u pu’uwai, hā’awi mai (ea)

My heart, I gladly give

Ku’u pua lei

3. Ku’u pua lei, ho’okola ‘o au iho nō

Aroused am I

Ho’onā a’e ana I kō kāua aloha (la)

As we soothe our affections

I kēia pō mahina la’ila’i

On this moonlit night

E ku’u pu’uwai, hā’awi mai (ea)

My heart, I gladly give

4. Ku’u pua lei, ha’ina ia mai

Here my song

ku’u pua lei a ke aloha (ea)

about my flower lei of love

‘o’oe no ka’u I aloha e, e ho’okahi nō

you are the one I love, you are the only one

e ku’u pu’’uwai, hā’awi mai (ea)

my heart, I gladly give