TRANSLATION
Let the drum, tho torn, snarl out the law
Of the burning back, deep ocean’s gulf,
And God’s short bridge to heaven by the bow.
Ua lilí ka lani me ka ua;
Ua o’oki ka lani, poele ka honua
I ka hanau ana o na hoali’i:
Hanau ke kaikamahine ho’onout[78] o ka lani;