Liilii ka uka o Koae’a;

Nana i ka ua lani-pili,

Ka ó-ó, manu le’a o ka nahele.

I Pa-ie-ie an, noho pu me ke anu.

E ha’i a’e oe t ka puana:

Ke kahuna kalai-hoe o Puu-ka-Pele.

[Translation.]

Song

CANTO I

Whence art thou, thirsty wind,