Aloha Ku'u Hoa written by Kanani Enos in October 2008
Verse 1*
Aloha ku'u hoa Love, my companion
O uka, i kanahele You lay deep in the upland forests of my heart
Ku'u pua laha'ole Like some untouchable sacred flower
I ka noe o ke ahiahi Veiled by mists..the tears...of time's setting sun
Chorus*
Auhea 'oe Where have you gone...
Kou leo nahenahe The kind sweetness of your voice
I ko'u mana'o Still here...in my thoughts
E maliu mai 'oe. Gently...you come to me
E pili i ka pu'uwai... As a feeling, a memory taking hold of my heart
Verse 2*
Aloha ku'u pua Love, my flower
Wili'ia me ka maile Wound and woven w/ the fragrance.. of our deepest and most cherished times
Mōhala i ka nani. And the hopes and dreams we had, still beautifully unfold
Ku'u wehi o ka uka. Though you are gone, I wear our love's gifts as precious
adornments...for all of time.
Chorus repeat*
The moment when you realize that the love you knew, the person you fell in love with, the relationship you built is gone... Different....changed forever... Pau. You miss the way they used to look at you, talk to you, treat you...and you finally realize it's been too long. That the person in front of you is no longer the person you once knew, but a stranger who won't look you in the eye. Yet, they seem to resemble the person you loved and chose to spend your life with...but the connection, the feeling is gone. The laughter, the trust, the carefree good times...far far away. When you were supposed to grow together, you grew far apart..not by choice it seemed. But, by circumstances, the hardness and unfairness of life..he said. Remembering when you used to talk for hours, late into the night...and dream, now barely able to hold a short conversation. The moment when you realize those sweet times, those momentous times you shared with someone,will only be memories...tucked some where deep in your heart. This song was written in one of those moments of sadness and desperation. When I was missing my partner in life.... Knowing that a goodbye was coming soon... A more final goodbye than I had ever known. Sparked by a phone conversation with a good friend one night, while spending another evening alone....talking for hours until early morning about life , hopes, and dreams. I realized how much I missed talking like that to the person I had devoted my life too. Those talks and moments were gone. Yet, I knew that at some point and time in my life with this person.. what we had was real. It meant something.. Those years of life we shared together were special, we really had been in love. At some point we truly believed in love and in each other.. And that we could make it as a family through the stresses of life. We didn't. In the end when all is lost...all you can hold onto is the goodness of what you had... The love that you shared... And the gifts it brought you.....
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