Ho-mai ka i’a;
Ho-mai ana, ho’i, ka i’a,
I ai’na aku, ho’i, e-e!
TRANSLATION
Unstable the bridge,
Bridge that spans the Wai-luku.
This barter of fish is a fraud.
Give us of your fish;
Grant us kindly some meat;
Ho-mai ka i’a;
Ho-mai ana, ho’i, ka i’a,
I ai’na aku, ho’i, e-e!
TRANSLATION
Unstable the bridge,
Bridge that spans the Wai-luku.
This barter of fish is a fraud.
Give us of your fish;
Grant us kindly some meat;