Should we be expecting giant robots with drills at some point? maybe some pointed triangular shades for glamour? :P

There being aquatic references makes some sense. Gyr Albana is to the east bordered by an ocean and IIRC there are some bodies of water around Ala Mhigo.

Now I have a question. Does Yoshi always intends the poems to be a sort of puzzle. Something that requires all four translations to fully understand?