What a desecration of the house!

The house is degraded and trodden;

Its tabu place entered, deflowered—

Now stands a hall of common resort

Where once stood the house of Pele.

Now come the Pigmy Gods on a visit.

Be off! be gone from the place!

A prayerless priest, a prayerless king is yours:

Enter not prayerless the house of Pele.

For Pele, I swear it, is my god!