Hina ke oho o ka hala,
Ka oka’i pua o ka hinalo i ka wai, e.
Eia oe; he waiwai nui kau,
Ka ke aloha, ina i ona
Ka mana’o mai e: eia oe e.
TRANSLATION
Yoke-fellow in toil at Maná,
I’m swept off my feet in this flood:
The leaves of the twisted hala,
The sheath of its perfumy bloom—