Aliʻipoe (Canna) - William Makaʻehu
ʻUpu aʻe ka manaʻo nou, e ke aloha Kuʻu ipo hoʻoheno o ke aumoe Ua pili, ua paʻa he haliʻa ka manaʻo I ka hana mao ʻole a nei puʻuwai A he waiwai nou, e ke aloha He uʻi he nohea i kuʻu maka E kilohi iho au, ka waiho kāhela O Hāʻupu i ka maka o ka ʻōpua A he pua i wili ʻia me ke ʻala mokihana Hoa pili o maile lau liʻi ʻAʻole nō he lua e like aku me ʻoe Onaona i ka ihu ke honi Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana Kuʻu ipo hoʻoheno o ke aumoe ʻO ʻoe aʻo wau i ka pō laʻilaʻi I ka malu o ka lau aliʻipoe	My thoughts recur, for you my love My sweetheart, so cherished at midnight We cling to each other, in thought and mind By the endless act of our hearts You are a treasure, my love So beautiful and lovely for the eyes to behold I glance as you lie spread out in view Like Hāʻupu to the eyes of fluffy clouds You`re a flower entwined with fragrant mokihana Companion of the small-leafed maile There is none to compare with you So fragrant for the nose to breathe I end and close my story Of my sweetheart so cherished at midnight Only you and I in such a calm night Sheltered in the shade of canna leaves
Source: An old love song from Kauaʻi - The seeds of the aliʻipoe are used in the laʻamia calabash for the rattle of the ʻulīʻulī. Translated by Alice Nāmakelua. Hawaiian Text edited by Puakea Nogelmeier