Prayer to Pua 



Pule o Pua 



Koheili above here. 



Reaching to heaven is tlie reverence 



to Koheih. 

 Grant me pardon. 

 .Vwake thou, O heaven ! 

 5. O thunder and lightning! 



The severe rain, the pehing rain, the 



fine rain, 

 Tiic clouds, tlie winds: messengers of 



flying gods in the heavens, 

 Come you in pairs. 

 With prostration beneatli and myself on 



top. 

 10. Koheili turns aside in the wilderness 

 To gather the ti-leaves, 

 For uniting, sleeping, kissing ; 

 For food at the temple where I will 



meet the husband. 

 Love passes on by your climb with 



the burden. 

 15. Thou to hold the heart while I hold 



the breast ; 

 Let the rain fall, the heavy rain ; 

 Let there be wailing, 

 Thou art taken by your lover, O Pua — 

 Return, grant this prayer. 



Koheili oluna nei 

 Pa iluna nei ka nioe a Koheili, 

 Oi hala ia'u. 

 E ala oe e ka lani ! 

 5. E ka hekili, ka uila ! 



Ka ua loku, ka ua paka, ka ua hea, 

 Ka oili, ka ma'ema'c, na maka 'kua 



lele o ka lani, 

 Oi haele lua mai olua, 

 O ka moena ka i lak), owau ka i luna, 



10. Kipakipa Koheili i ka nahelehele, 

 I hakihaki i na lauki, 

 I pipili i momoe, i hohoni, ia ai i ka unu, 

 I loohia mai au e ke kane, 

 Hala ke aloha ma ko pii me ka awe, 



15. Ma ka manowai oe, ma ke alo au. 

 Kulukulu ka ua, ka pakapaka, 

 L^e hoi. 



Lilo oe i ka ipo, e Pua e — 

 Kele ana, e homai la hoi ua pule. 



20. Koheili, O Koheili! 



Koheili of the mountain here, 



The reverence of Koheili reaches to 



the mountain. 

 Calling me to arise. 

 .\wake thou O mountain ! O valley ! 

 25. Thou ornament, thou serene sky. 

 Come you in pairs. 

 Prostration is below, I am above. 

 Koheili turns aside in the wilderness, 

 To gather the ti-leaves, 

 30. For embracing, sleeping, kissing, as food 



at the temple, 

 To be worn by all, worn for trespass ; 

 Love passes on by your ascent with the 



burden. 

 Till >u to hold the heart while I hold 



the breast. 

 Let the rain fall, the heavy rain ; 



20. Koheili, e Koheili ! 



Koheili o uka nei. 



Pa i uka nei ka moe a Koheili, 



1 hoala ia'u e ala oe. 



E ala oe c ke kuahiwi. e ke kualono ! 



25. E ka lei, c ka polikau; 

 Oi haele lua mai olua, 

 Ka moena ka i lalo, owau ka i luna, 

 Kipakipa Koheili i ka nahelehele, 

 I hakihaki i na lauki, 



30. I pilipili i momoe, i hohoni, i ai i ka unu, 

 O lei ua pau, o lei ua hala, 

 Hala ke aloha ma ko pii me ka awe, 

 ]\Ia ka manowai oe ma ke alo au, 

 Kulukulu ka ua, ka pakapaka. 



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