Ku`u Ipo O Ke Aumoe - by Charles Warrington, Jr.
E ku`u ipo o ke aumoe
Auhea la `oe e maliu mai
I neia leo a ke aloha
He ho`oheno keia nou wale no

Auhea ke ahi o ku`u kino
Ku`u hoa mahana a ka `i`ini
Anu ho`i au i ka po mahina
Ho`i mai no `oe e pili hemo`ole

Pa kolonahe a ke ahe makani
Ho mai ana i kou `ala
He lei liko o ko`u pu`uwai
Ka pilina ho`i na`u ia lei

Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
E ku`u ipo o ke aumoe
Auhea la `oe e maliu mai
He ho`oheno keia nou wale no
My sweetheart of the midnight hour
Listen and pay attention
To this voice of love
I dedicate this to you alone

Where is the fire of my body
My darling companion of desire
I am cold in the moonlight night
Come back to me, remain, never to part

A soft wind blows its gentle caresses
Carrying your fragrance to me
You are a leaf bud lei of my heart
A union for me to adorn

Sing my dedication
My sweetheart of the midnight hour
Listen, pay attention
I dedicate this to you alone

Source: Written for a lost love separated by death. Hawaiian Transcription by Malia Craver