A maua e hele ai—
Me oe, me ke kane la, ku’u kane,
Ku’u kane o ka wa po wale,
O ku’u wa iluna o ke alo la—
Ku’u kane ho-i, e!
TRANSLATION
My man of the wind-driven mist,
Or rain that plunges clean as a diver,
What time the mountain stream runs cold
Adown the steps at Ka-lalau—