Ku`u Ipo O Ke Aumoe - by Charles Warrington, Jr.

E kuʻu ipo o ke ʻaumoe
ʻAuhea la ʻoe e māliu mai
I neia leo a ke aloha
He hoʻoheno kēia nou wale no

ʻAuhea ke ahi o kuʻu kino
Kuʻu hoa mahana a ka ʻiʻini
Anu hoʻi au i ka pō mahina
Hoʻi mai no ʻoe e pili hemoʻole

Pā kolonahe a ke ahe makani
Ho mai ana i kou ʻala
He lei liko o koʻu puʻuwai
Ka pilina hoʻi naʻu ia lei

Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana
E kuʻu ipo o ke ʻaumoe
ʻAuhea la ʻoe e māliu mai
He hoʻoheno kēia 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