Pala e’ehu i ka La ka ulu o Poloa, e!
Po wale, ho’i; e ho’o-po mai ana ka oe ia’u,
I ka hoa o ka ua, o ke anu, o ke ko’eko’e!
Auhea anei oe? Ho’i mai kaua;
He au Ko’olau[1] aku ia.
TRANSLATION
Kaena is darkened with sea-mist;
Eruptions burst up mid lakes of flame;
Scorched and gray are Po-loa’s bread-fruits.