E Hoʻi I Ka Pili - Words & music by Kealiʻi Reichel

E hoʻi i ka pili
E kuʻu ipo.
E neneʻe mai, e nanea mai
E ke aloha,
E hoʻonipo kāua

He lei wehi ʻoe
No kuʻu nui kino.
Lei ʻala hoʻōnaona lua i ka poli
E ke aloha,
E hanu lipo kāua

Ka nehe a ke kai
O Kahakuloa
Kai koʻo hākuʻi piʻi ka pali
E ke aloha,
Pulu pē iho kāua

Puana ʻia mai
E kuʻu ipo.
E neneʻe mai. e nanea mai
E ke aloha,
E hoʻonipo kāua
Come here to me,
My darling love.
Cuddle close,
Relax my beloved,
And let us make love

You are like a lei,
For me to wear.
Incomparably fragrant
At my heart, my dearest,
Let us deeply kiss

The sea at Kahakuloa,
Rumbles on the rocks
And splashes up the cliffs.
Oh my love,
We are drenched

Let it be told,
My love, my darling.
Cuddle close,
Relax my beloved,
And let us make love

Source: Kealiʻi Reichel album "Pride of Punahele". Translated by Kealiʻi Reichel. Hawaiian Text edited by Puakea Nogelmeier © 1994 Punahele, Inc.