Owana Salazar - Singer, Slack Key & Steel Guitarist

Pua Tubarose

By Kimo Kamana

A cherished love song and one of my mother’s favorites. Fond remembrance arises of the sweet, unforgettable tuberose, with a fragrance that speaks to me. An endlessly loving greeting like that flower. I love my dear, sweet and fragrant flower, entwined as it has been with the small leaf maile. My sweet and fragrant lei, calls. Let the two of us return and be close as before. “Ku`u pua tubarose, poina`ole.” My unforgettable tuberose flower.

E kau mai ana ka hali`a		Fond remembrance arises
No sweet tubarose poina `ole		Of the sweet, unforgettable tuberose

Meha `ala e i mai ana ia`u		With a fragrance that speaks to me
E welina pau `ole me ia pua		An endlessly loving greeting like that flower

Aloha ku`u pua `ala onaona		I love my dear, sweet and fragrant flower
I wili `ia me maile lauli`i		Entwined as it has been with the small-leaf maile

Ke hea nei ku`u lei `ala onaona		My sweet and fragrant lei calls
E ho`i mai kaua la e pili		let the two of us return and be close as before

Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana		The theme has been told
Ku`u pua tubarose poina `ole		My dear and unforgettable tuberose flower