Palepale i na auwai o lalo;
Eli mawaho o ka hale o Koolau, e.
E lau Koolau, he aina ko’e-ko’e;
Maka’u i ke anu ka uka o ka Lahuloa.
Loa ia mea, na’u i waiho aku ai.
[Translation.]
STANZA 2
A mackerel sky, time for foul weather;
The wind raises the dust—