E hahani mai e ku'u pili
E hahani mai i ho'oipoipo kāua
A kau mai ke ahiahi
He ahi wela ko loko
I loko o ku'u manawa
Ku'u manawa e 'ena nei
'Ena'ena ke aloha ke 'ike 'ia 'oe
E hahani mai e ku'u pili
E hahani mai i ho'oniponipo kāua
A hiki mai ke aumoe
Ua kulu aumoe e ku'u pili
Ku'u wahi lani kau keha i luna
I lalo ho'i au e kolomanu nei
I mua ou, i mua o kou alo mahina ē
E hahani mai e ku'u pili
E hahani mai i kaunu ho'i kāua
A pio nā hui hōkū
Ho'okahi wale hōkū o luna
No luna mai ho'i ka ua
Ua Nāulu ho'ohala 'ole iā 'oe
Hō mai ko ihu i alo pū ka hanu a ke aloha
E hahani mai e ku'u pili
E hahani mai i ho'okahi kāua
Hīpu'u 'ia e ke aloha
E hahani mai
Step ever so lightly my beloved
In silence do come so we may make love
Until evening comes
My essence is aflame
Searing the very core of me
My heart is coming
To know desire
Step ever so lightly my beloved
In slience do come so we may make love
Until midnight finds us
My dear one, midnight has passed
My royal one placed on high
In humbleness I approach you
Before you in the glow of splendor
Step ever so lightly my beloved
In silence do come so we may experience love
Until the stars are extinguished from heaven's vault
Heaven possesses but one star
And from above the rain
A sudden shower who finds no fault in you
Honor me with your kiss so the breath of love
Itself will mingle as one
Step ever so lightly my beloved
In silence make your way so we may know union
Bonded as one
Step ever so lightly