Here stand I, begirt for this love-quest;
You shall abide, and with you my groves—
Lehua and hala—heavy with bloom.
The journey is long and toilsome the task
To bring our fine lover to bed.
Mark! a love-hail—from beloved Lohiau!
Beloved Lohiau of Haena!
(I am impelled by my admiration for this beautiful song to give another version of it:)
Ku kila ke kaunu moe ipo;
Ku au, hele, noho oe, a no-ho,