Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula

by Nathaniel Bright Emerson

Aia i-hea ka Wai a Kane?

Aia i-luna ka Wai a Kane,

I ke ouli, i ke ao eleele,

I ke ao pano-pano,

I ke ao popolo-hua mea a Kane la, e!

Aia i-laila ka Wai a Kane.

E ú-i aku ana au ia oe,

Aia i-hea ka Wai a Kane?

Aia i-lalo, i ka honua, i ka Wai hu,

I ka wai kau a Kane me Kanaloa— [⁵¹⁸]