Ku’u kane ho’i, e-e!
TRANSLATION
Alas, my man, alas!
How altered is your voice,
Of the plaintive Pololei
That trills on the mountain ridge:
Yet thou art, indeed, my man!
Kahua-nui was greatly moved when she heard the words of Hiiaka and said, with emotion, “It is evident you loved my brother, that handsome fellow—dead! If only the woman had been like you! What a pity that he should have wasted himself on such a good-for-nothing!”
“Tell me, pray, where did you lay your brother’s body?” asked Hiiaka.