Ke apo la i ka pua;
Ke kui la, ke uö la i ka manai.
Ehá ka lei, ka apana lehua lei
A ka wahine la, ku’u wahine,
Ku’u wahine o ka ehu makani o lalo.
Lulumi aku la ka i kai o Hilo-one:
No Hilo ke aloha—aloha wale ka lei, e!
TRANSLATION
’Twas maid Hiiaka plucked the bloom;
This wreath her very hands did weave;