Ke puhi ia la e ka makani.
Hako’i ka ua, ka wai iluna:
Ke kina’i ia ho’i ka iwi o ka wai a éha.
E há i ka leo—he leo wale no.
TRANSLATION
The lily tufts of Ihu-koko
Are gnawed away by the water
And thrashed about by the wind.
Beat down by the rain from heaven,
The wave-ribs are flattened out.