From the recording Hiʻipoi
Pua Mae‘ole (instrumental)
(John Kamana)
John “Squeeze” Kamana wrote this song for his daughter, Leone Kaninipuamae‘ole. Completed in 1954 as a musical gift of love, it was written over the years as he watched her blossom from a small child into a beautiful woman.
PERSONNEL
Jim Romano – slack key guitar
Arrangement by Jim Romano
Lyrics
[Instrumental]
Kuʻu pua, kuʻu pua mae ʻole
Nou mau koʻu liʻa ʻana
He nohea ʻoe i kuʻu maka lā
A no nā kau ā kau
HUI
Nani, he uʻi ka wahine lā
A he lei wehi no nā kupuna
Kuʻu pua, kuʻu pua mae ʻole
Nou kuʻu mele nei
My blossom, my unfading flower
My hopes are always for you
You are beautiful in my sight
Now and forever
CHORUS
Beautiful, the woman is lovely
And an adorning lei for the elders
My blossom, my unfading flower
For you is this song of mine