INTRO

`Auhea wale `oe e ke aloha lâ

E ka mea ho`eha`eha pu`uwai

Na wai e `ole ke aloha ia lâ

A he waiwai ua sila mua ia

A`ohe kohukohu o ka ua lâ

Ke pili mai me a`u ka wahine u`i

`Aia ko`u hoa a e kohu ai

O ka `i`iwi hulu `ula o ka nahele

Hui:

`Imi au ia `oe e ke aloha lâ

Ma na paia `a`ala o Puna

A i hea la `oe i nalowale iho nei

Ho`i mai no kâua e pili

Where are you, my love

The one who stirs my heart

Who can help loving you

Riches bound to me from the beginning

The rain is not suitable

When I am with a pretty woman

The companion for me, truly compatible

Is the red-feathered `i`iwi bird of the uplands

Chorus:

I search for you, my love

In the fragrant groves of Puna

Where have you disappeared to?

Come back and stay with me