E kapu ke nui; e kahe na wai;
E ka haki ana, ku ka opeope;
O Kulipe’e noho i ka Lua;
A lele, e, na hoalii o Ku-wawá;
O Ku-haili-moe, o ka naele o Hawaii.
Akahi nei au a ho’i aku nei mai ou aku la,
A lele pakohana mai.
Elieli, kau mai!
TRANSLATION
Of Pele, her warfare in Kahiki