Kawohikûkapulani (Sacred Virgin Standing in Heaven) - Words & music by Helen Desha Beamer
 

He lei ʻāʻī ʻoe na ke kūpuna
A he milimili ʻoe na ka mākua
Pūlama ʻia ʻoe me ke aloha
Hiʻipoi ʻia oe ma kuʻu poli

He lei aloha ʻoe ua kaulana
I paukū ʻia me ka ʻāhihi
Hoʻohihi nō wau naʻu ʻoe
ʻO koʻu kuleana paʻa nō ia

Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
Kuʻu lei nani ʻoe poina ʻole
Hea aku mākou e ō mai ʻoe
ʻO Kawohikūkapulani he inoa

Helen Elizabeth Kawohikukapulani Beamer

 

You are a lei for the grandparents
And a darling for your parents
Cherished with love
You are cradled on my bosom

You are a beloved lei, renowned
Linked with the ʻāhihi
I too, am involved for you are mine
This is my right, permanently

The story is told
You are my beautiful, child, unforgettable
We call, you answer
Kawohikūkapulani, your name


Source: Songs of Helen Desha Beamer, Copyright Harriett Beamer Magoon 1953. Composed for Helen Elizabeth Kawohikukapulani Beamer, the youngest daughter of Helen and Pete Beamer, on the occasion of her wedding to Charles William Dahlberg, April 3, 1941