Ka Pilina - By Frank K. Hewitt

 
`Ö`io`io ka `elepaio
I ke kulu o ke aumoe

Kani a`e ka `apapane
Me kona leo nahenahe

Lohe `ia ke ao
He mele ko ka `i`iwi pölena

Eia a`e ka wahine
Halihali `ia mai e nä manu

`O ka pilina ä käua 
`O ka pilina ä käua
The elepaio chirps
As midnight approaches

The `apapane sings
With his beautiful voice

Heard at dawn,
A song of the `i`iwi pölena

Now approaches the woman,
Attended by the birds

Our love and intimacy
Our love and intimacy

 

Source: J. Overton Collection - Recorded by Sean Naauao