He ole ke kaha kuai i’a, e!

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;