And the goddess who gilds the lehua
Set aglow Maka-noni’s sunlit verge.
One day for gath’ring and choosing
The flowers devoted to worship,
The next day in upland frosty Huoï.
The earth-creatures glimmer and glow
While the eastern sun tops Kumu-kahi.
Sidewise the black crab springs from his hole
And Kohala spreads out ’neath the orb
That fails to give warmth to the night,