Ua holo-wai na kaha-wai;
Ua ko-ké wale na pali.
Aia ka wai la i ka ilina, [126] he ilio,
He ilio hae, ke nahu nei e puka.
[Translation.]
Song for the Hula Alá’a-papa.
CANTO I
STANZA 1
’Twas in Koolau I met with the rain:
It comes with lifting and tossing of dust,