text by J. Henry Quine

Welcome to these isles of rest,
Iorana!
Weary stranger, friendly guest,
Iorana!
Here, 'tis always balmy June;
Life, it passes ah! too soon.
Love me now, and love me ever,
Kiss me now, and leave me never.
Iorana, Iorana, Iorana!
By the palm-fringed blue lagoon,
Iorana,
Lovers meet and lovers swoon;
Iorana;
I have bathed and decked with flow'rs;
Pine to pass enchanted hours;
Love me now and love me ever,
Kiss me now and leave me never
Iorana, Iorana, Iorana!

Breathe the fragrance of the night;
Iorana!
See the fireflies darting light,
Iorana!
Time is fleeting, haste, O haste,
Put thine arm around my waist.
Love me now, and love me ever,
Kiss me now, and leave me never.
Iorana, Iorana, Iorana!
Faded is the garish day, Iorana,
Friendly Luna now holds sway;
Iorana;
At thy feet I fainting fall;