Kuʻu Ipo I Ka Heʻe Puʻe One - by Princess Miriam Likelike
Kuʻu ipo i ka heʻe puʻe one Me ke kai nehe i ka ʻiliʻili Nipo aku i laila ka manaʻo Ua kiliʻopu māua i ka nahele   Hui: Eiā la e māliu mai Eiā ko aloha i ʻaneʻi Hiki mai ana i ka pō nei Ua kiliʻopu māua i ka nahele Ka ʻowē nenehe a ke kai Hone ana i ka piko waiʻolu I laila au la ʻike Kiliʻopu māua i ka nahele Hiki ʻē mai ana ka makani Ua hala ʻē aku e ka Puʻulena Ua lose kou chance e ke hoa Ua kiliʻopu māua i ka nahele	My sweetheart in the rippling hills of sand With the sea rustling the pebbles There, the memory is impassioned In the forest where we delighted Chorus: Here, please listen Here, your lover is here. He came last night We delighted in the forest The gentle rustle of the sea Softly in the pleasant center Where I looked We delighted in the forest The wind came first The Puʻulena wind passed by You've lost your chance, oh friend We delighted in the forest
Source: Translated by Ruth Tyau & Sam Elbert - Perhaps the most famous of Likelike's compositions, many believe it was written for a heartbroken girl who could not marry the love of her life. The middle of January, 1887, a large school of ʻāweoweo, a small, red fish was seen off the coast of the island of Hawai`i, where Likelike had once been governor. The massing of the bright red fish close to shore was considered an omen of death for members of the Kalākaua dynasty. Feb. 2, 1887, Princess Likelike died at age 36. There were rumors that she was prayed to death by a powerful ʻanaʻana	Princess Miriam Likelike