Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula

by Nathaniel Bright Emerson

E le’e kau-kau, kala le’e.

E lepe kau-kau.

E o-ku ana i kai;

E u-au ai aku;

E u-au ai aku;

E u-au ai aku!

E-he-he, e!

[Translation.]

Song for the Hula Ki’i

Now for the dance, dance in accord;