’Tis as if we were out on the wold;
Our bodies so clammy and chill, friend!
The last five verses, which sound like a love song, may possibly be a modern addition to this old poem. The sentiment they contain is comparable to that expressed in the Song of Welcome on page 39:
Eia ka pu’u nui o waho nei, he anu.
The hill of Affliction out there is the cold.
MAHELE-HELE II
Hi’u-o-lani, [159] kii ka ua o Hilo [160] i ka lani;
Ke hookiikii mai la ke ao o Pua-lani; [161]]
O mahele ana, [162] pulu Hilo i ka ua—