1913
The Rainbow Waters Whisper (Canoe Song)
Composed by 
Charles Wakefield Cadman
Charles Wakefield Cadman Text by 
Nelle Richmond Eberhart
Nelle Richmond Eberhart Idyls of the South Sea Song Collection
"The Rainbow Waters Whisper (Canoe Song)" is the third song of Cadman's Idyls of the South Sea, Op. 55 song cycle, with text by Nelle Richmond Eberhart.
Text
The Rainbow Waters Whisper (Canoe Song)
by Nelle Richmond Eberhart
The rainbow waters whisper
Beneath the swift canoe,
The bamboo flute is yearning for the moon;
But sweeter than the waters,
Than flute of sweet bamboo,
The boat songs float across the wide lagoon.
“Aloha, Aloha! My love to you!”
The shining oars are beating
The namesong of my chief,
And softly, softly beats my heart in tune;
While o’er the rainbow waters,
Above the crying reef,
I send my call across the wide lagoon.
“Aloha, Aloha! My love to you!”
Sheet Music
Idyls of the South Sea, Op. 55 (High Key)
Charles Wakefield Cadman
1. Where the Long White Waterfall (Love Song)
. The Great Wind Shakes the Breadfruit Leaf (Ghost Song)
3. The Rainbow Waters Whisper (Canoe Song)
4. Withered is the Green Palm (Death Song)
. The Great Wind Shakes the Breadfruit Leaf (Ghost Song)
3. The Rainbow Waters Whisper (Canoe Song)
4. Withered is the Green Palm (Death Song)
High
Idyls of the South Sea, Op. 55 (Medium Key)
Charles Wakefield Cadman
1. Where the Long White Waterfall (Love Song)
. The Great Wind Shakes the Breadfruit Leaf (Ghost Song)
3. The Rainbow Waters Whisper (Canoe Song)
4. Withered is the Green Palm (Death Song)
. The Great Wind Shakes the Breadfruit Leaf (Ghost Song)
3. The Rainbow Waters Whisper (Canoe Song)
4. Withered is the Green Palm (Death Song)
Medium