Alalá ka pua’a a ka wahine—

He pua’a kanaenae,

He kanaenae mohai ola—

E ola ia Pele,

I ka Wahine o ka Lua, e-e!

TRANSLATION

In the heart of Pana-ewa—

Lehuas were heavy with bud,

The dim aisles solemn with shadow—

I met with a suckling pig,