Ka makahá kai kea
O Niheu [349] kolohe;
Ka makaha kai kea!
Eli-eli, kau mai.
[Translation.]
Song
Ho! mountain of vapor-puffs,
Now groans the mountain-apple tree.
Alas! I burn in this deathless flame,
That is fed by the woman who snores
Ka makahá kai kea
O Niheu [349] kolohe;
Ka makaha kai kea!
Eli-eli, kau mai.
Song
Ho! mountain of vapor-puffs,
Now groans the mountain-apple tree.
Alas! I burn in this deathless flame,
That is fed by the woman who snores