Dawson Cowals - 'Nau Ko'u Aloha Mau Loa' (live in Waikoloa)

This is a song I wrote for my beautiful wife Jessica for our 7th anniversary. The title means "My love forever is yours" in Hawaiian. Growing up in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii I've always had a love for Hawaiian music and I've been working on learning ukulele and writing more songs in Hawaiian. We tried to record this song out at Anaeho'omalu Bay but the trade winds were blowing too strongly and blew out the recording. So we had to try another take on the lanai of our condo in Waikoloa. I'll try to get a studio version recorded soon! Recorded live in Waikoloa on the Big Island of Hawaii on Tuesday, November 15, 2016.

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Lyrics:
Nau Ko'u Aloha Mau Loa

Mahalo e Ke Akua no keia la
Hali'a aloha au ko maua la male'ana
'O ka hali'a aloha i hiki mai
Ua 'oe kilo lani nani like pua melia

E ku'u ipo, ku'u lei na'u 'oe
Oh my darling, my beloved you are mine
A nau ko'u aloha mau loa
And my love, forever is yours

E hoomau maua kealoha
May our love last forever
E hookumu maua hale
May we create a home
Puni maua ohana me ka pumehana
That surrounds our family with warmth
A me ka oiloli kealoha
With laughter and with love

Hau'oli la ho'omana'o ku'u ipo
Ha'ina 'ia mai ka puana na kakou

Translation:
Thank you God for this day
I remember fondly our wedding day
Sweet memories come back to me
You were beautiful like a plumeria

Oh my darling, my beloved you are mine
And my love, forever is yours

May our love last forever
May we create a home
That surrounds our family with warmth
With laughter and with love

Happy anniversary my darling
And so our story is told

Copyright © 2016 Dawson Cowals.