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35. Let there be wailing, 



Tliini art IxMng taken hy your lover, 



O Pua— 

 Return, grant this prayer. 



Koheili ! O Koheili of this earth. 

 The sacredness of Koheili pervades 



the earth, 

 40. Calling me to arise. 



.\wake thou O earth, O sand, O dry 



leaves, 

 O coconut grove, O taro patch, O moth, 

 O reef, O island, O tide, O land. 

 Come in pairs. 

 45. Prostration is l>eneath, I am above, 

 Koheili turns aside in the wilderness 

 To gather the ti-leaves. 

 To embrace, to sleep, to kiss, as food 



at the temple. 

 So that when I am met by a man 

 50. I can give all, give without wrong, 

 Love passes on by your ascent with 



the burden. 

 Thou to hold the heart, I to hold the 



breast. 

 Let the rain fall, the heavy rain. 

 Let there be wailing. 

 55. Thou art taken by your lover, O Pua — 

 Return, grant this prayer. 



Koheili, O Koheili! 



O Koheili of guidance here, 



The reverence of Koheili reaches to the sea 

 60. Calling me to arise. 



Awake thou C) body surf, O facing surf, 



O heavy surf. O sudden sea. 



O the cherished, O the forbidden, 



Come thou in pairs, 

 65. With reverence beneath [and] I above. 



Koheili turns aside in the wilderness 



To gather the ti-leaves. 



For embracing, sleeping, kissing, as food 

 at the temple 



So that when I am met by a man 

 70. I can give all without wrong. 



Thou to hold the heart while I hold 

 the breast. 



Let the heavy rain fall. 



Let there be wailing. 



Thou art taken by your lover, O Pua ! 

 75. Return, grant this, a prayer. 



35. L'e hoi. 



Lilo oe i ka ipo, e Pua e — 

 Kele an, e homai la hoi ua pule. 

 Koheili, e Koheili o ka honua nei. 

 r'a i ka honua nei ka moe a Koheili, 



40. Oi hoala ia'u. 



E ala oe e ka honua, e ka oneone, e ka 

 palapala, 



E ka uluniu, e ka lo'i kalo, e ka mu, 



E ka papa, e ka moku, e ke au, e ka aina. 



Oi haele lua mai olua, 

 45. O ka moena ka i lalo, owau ka i luna, 



Kipakipa Koheili i ka nahelehele, 



I hakihaki i na lauki, 



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



I lochia mai au e ke kane. 



30. O lei ua pan, o lei ua hala. 



Mala ke aloha ma ko pii me ka awe 

 Ma ka manowai oe ma ke ale au, 

 Kulukulu ka ua, ke pakapaka, 

 L'e hoi. 



55. Lilo oe i ka ipo e Pua e — 



Kele au, e homai la hoi ua pule. 



E Koheili, e Koheili, 



E Koheili o kai nei. 



Pa i kai nei ka moe a Koheili, 

 fio. I hoala ia'u e ala oe, 



E ala oe e ka nalu kua, e ka nalu alo, 



E ke kaikoo, e ke kai wawe, 



E ka pulu]nilu, e ka naia. 



Oi haele lua mai olua, 

 65. O ka moena ka i lalo, owau ka i luna, 



Kipakijia Koheili i ka nahelehele, 



1 hakihaki i na lauki. 



I ))ipili, i moUKic. i hohoni, i ai i ka unu, 



1 1(11 iliia mai au c kc kane, 



70. O lei ua jjau, o lei ua hala, 



Ma ka manowai oe, ma ke alo au, 

 Kulukulu ka ua pakapaka, 

 L^e hoi. 

 Lilo oe i ka ipo e Pua e ! 



75. Kele au, e homai la hoi, he pule. 



