Sweet Violet - Eliza Doiron

ʻAuhea la o ʻanoʻi hoa pili ʻo moonlight
Hoa ʻalo ehuehu o ka pō mahina laʻi
Ua laʻi ka helena aʻohe auau kai
Ua maʻa i ka uli ke steer pololei

Hui:
Hoʻohihi ka manaʻo ia sweet Violet
Pua ʻala huʻihuʻi o ke anu ahiahi
Ahi wela ke aloha e lalawe nei i kuʻu kino
Kuʻu kino ke ʻalo nei i ke aloha o kāua

Ua laʻi no hoʻi ʻoe e kāua lani pili
Pili ʻia e māua kāua me ke koekoe
I mehana hoʻi au i ko leo eke hoa
Kuʻu hoa o ka ʻanoʻi o ke kulu aumoe

Where are you, my moonlight companion
My love, I wait beneath the moon
Hurry, come swiftly here
Steer thy course to land dear

Chorus:
That sweet violet entrances my mind
Sweet flower cool in the evening time
Hot fire of love thrills my being
My being that shares the experience of our love

Come that we may repose in bliss
Together, we can remain as one
I will warm you, love
My companion, my desire, night has come

Source: McKee Collection, Translator unknown