Song for KcazvcmiiaiDiii. 



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75. The naiilu, parent of the uinilau 



And the koolau.-" Loud is the waihng of 

 the gods 



On the sacred"- day; noisy is the (kuwa )■'■■' 

 prayer in the woods 



Transferred mistakenly to Keaha. 



Ahnost heedlessly I nearly lost that flower, 

 80. The fading shadow of the kaiaulu"* flower, 



Water-refreshed flower of the twilight. 



This is a day throbbing with love. 



Just questioned there, 



I discovered it, set aside, lying alone. 



85. Kekukapehelua'-" of Unii, 



The kapu set apart by L'mi for Keawe- 



nuiaumi, 

 Kamolanuianmi^" descended from Umi, 

 [He] dwelt with Kanmaka in the presence 



of the fish. 

 You went down perhaps and found his • 



Keawe,^' 

 90. The chief's descendant ? 



His was the warrior ancestor, Kekoa, 

 The Kekoa of Ohiaikulani, 

 Kalanikupono,'"* true, upright, withmit 



crookedness. 

 [He] would not stoop to unwreatli 



Keawe,^° 

 95. Keawe, the sacred offspring of .Miaula.^" 

 He was the eminent chief who begat 



Kahoukapu*' 

 In the height of the heavens. 

 Kalaninuieeumoku, two, 

 [Of] two chief fathers^- 

 Too. On whom you proclaimed the ordinance. 

 Joining fast the chiefs together. 



75. E ka naulu, makua i ka unulau 



Me ke koolau, lau ka pihe a ke akua 

 I ka la ihi ; wawa no i kuwa i ka laalaau, 

 Hoopahaoliao hewa i Kealia. 

 Mai nanca an, niai lilo ia pua. 



80. Ke aka luhe a ka pua kaiaulu, 



Pua maka nioniohe wai a ka liula — e. 

 He la hanu ae nei, no ke aloha, 

 I ui wale ae no Imi ilaila, 

 Loaa no ia'u — e, waihn ana — e, waiho 

 wale — e. 



85. O Kekukapehclua a L'mi, 



Ke kapu na L'mi no Keawcnuiaumi, 

 Na Umi, o Kamolanuiaumi, 

 Noho ia Kaumaka, i ka maka o ka ia, 

 I kai paha oe, loaa kana Keawe, 



90. Ke 'Hi ewe ia. 



Nona hoi ke kupuna koa. o Kekoa, 



Na Kekoa a Ohiaikulani. 



O Kalanikupono, ponoi, pololei, kekee ole. 



Aole napanapa lulo ole ia Keawe, 



95. O Keawe keiki kapu a Ahaula. 



Nana Kaiamamao i hanan Kahoukapu 



I ke koki o ka lani, 



O Kalaninuieeumoku alua, 



Alua man makuakane alii, 



100. Ia oe iho la 'no lahuiia, 



Hniia 'paa, kauluaia na 'lii. 



"Names of Kauai winds. 



""The sacred day, 1/1/, is more of hallowed character than is the kapu restrictions. - 



"The kuwa prayer was the one used at the completion of house huilding, canoe making, and similar undertakings. 



"The flower-shaped cloud, which was supposed to represent the departed chief. 



'"This is an ordinance set apart hy Umi for this son. 



"A son of Umi's hy his wife Kapukini-a-Liloa, a younger brother of Keliiokaloa. 



"Keawe here refers to someone, a relative, as a bearer, not the chief of that name. 



"This name refers to and embodies the fine qualities of Kekoa. which is further set fortli, the first part be- 

 ing taken, poetically, from the last of the preceding line. 



"A shortened name for the subject of this chant, though it may refer to some distinguished ancestor. 



"Not a chief, but the high rank entitling one born into it, to possess, wear and display its feather robes; insig- 

 nia of royal rank. 



"Kahoukapu preceded Umi four generations. 



"This term applies where a woman living in a state of polyandry, her two luisbaiKls are referred to as the two 

 fathers of her children. 



