[Translation.]
Tiring Song.
The rainbow stands red o’er the ocean;
Mist crawls from the sea and covers the land;
Far as Kahiki flashes the lightning;
A reverberant roar,
A shout of applause
From the four hundred.
I appeal to thee, Laka!
Footnote 122:[ (return) ] Lau (archaic). Four hundred.
The answering song, led by the kumu, is in the same flamboyant strain:
Oli
Lele Mahu’ilani [123] a luna,
Lewa ia Kauna-lewa! [124]