No kela kuahiwi, kualono hoi.
E Laka, e Laka, e!
E maliu mai!
A maliu mai oe pono au,
A a’e mai oe pono au!
[Translation.]
Altar-Prayer (to Laka)
This my wish, my burning desire,
That in the season of slumber
Thy spirit my soul may inspire,
No kela kuahiwi, kualono hoi.
E Laka, e Laka, e!
E maliu mai!
A maliu mai oe pono au,
A a’e mai oe pono au!
Altar-Prayer (to Laka)
This my wish, my burning desire,
That in the season of slumber
Thy spirit my soul may inspire,