B       
E ho`i i ka pili                      Come here to me,
 E    B
E ku`u ipo.                           My darling love.
 F#7
E nene`e mai, e nanea mai             Cuddle close, 
 E      B
E ke aloha,                           Relax my beloved, 
 F#7        B   F#7
E ho`onipo kâua                       And let us make love. 
  
  B  
He lei wehi `oe                       You are like a lei, 
 E    B
No ku`u nui kino.                     for me to wear. 
 F#7
Lei `ala ho`ônaona lua i ka poli      Incomparably fragrant 
 E      B
E ke aloha,                           At my heart, my dearest, 
 F#7        B   F#7
E hanu lipo kâua                      let us deeply kiss. 
  
    B 
Ka nehe a ke kai                      The sea at Kahakuloa, 
 E    B
O Kahakuloa                           rumbles on the rocks 
 F#7
Kai ko`o hâku`i pi`i ka pali          and splashes up the cliffs.
 E      B
E ke aloha,                           Oh my love, 
 F#7        B   F#7
Pulupê iho kâua                        we are drenched. 
  
    B 
Puana `ia mai                         Let it be told, 
 E    B
E ku`u ipo.                           my love, my darling.
 F#7
E nene`e mai. e nanea mai             Cuddle close, 
 E      B
E ke aloha,                           relax my beloved,
 F#7        B   F#7
E ho`onipo kâua                       and let us make love 


Source: Keali`i Reichel album "Pride of Punahele" 
Copyright 1994 Punahele, Inc. 
Translated by Keali`i Reichel