Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula

by Nathaniel Bright Emerson

I ke awáwa, i ke kaha-wai;

Aia i-laila ka Wai a Kane.

E ú-i aku ana au ia oe,

Aia i-hea ka Wai a Kane?

Aia i-kai, i ka moana,

I ke Kua-lau, i ke anuenue,

I ka punohu, [⁵¹⁶] i ka ua-koko, [⁵¹⁷]

I ka alewa-lewa;

Aia i-laila ka Wai a Kane.

E ú-i aku ana au ia oe,