A Prayer. 



He Pule. 



Strangely lofty is this heaven, 



This very heaven which separates the 

 seasons of heaven ; 



Trembling is the point below ; 



Moving are the gills, the fins, the head 

 of the earth ; 

 5. Exclaiming are the hosts, the multitude 

 of gods. 



Turned is the face of the god toward the 

 visible heaven ; 



[He] turned and stamped upon Kahiki. 



Extended be the sacred worship of L/ano ; 



Extended through Kahiki and worshiped. 

 10. lludding are the leaves of Lono ; 



Turn hither the image of the god ; 



Turn hither within Maewa-lani ; 



Sound the leader within I'apa-ia-mea. 



The heavens are silent ; 

 15. The eyes of Lono have seen Kahiki. 



The rays of light shine forth ; 



'Tis Ikuwa, Makalii, 



'Tis Ilinaiaeleele, Hilinelui, 



'Tis Kaelo, Kaaona the month. 

 20. Lono sickened with pregnancy, 



Tiie month suffered intensive pains, 



The placenta was agitated. 



The travail prevailed in Hinaiaeleele. 



The cord of Papa-ia-mea trembled. 

 25. The leaves of Lono are scattered ; 



The image of Lono is placed for 

 devotion, 



[To] stand till it falls to the foundation 

 of the land ; 



Bending low is the glory ; 



Covered is the god by the heaven ; 

 30. That heaven is established. 



Covered is the god by the earth's strata. 



Squeaking is the voice of the alae within 

 Kanikawi ; 



Cracking is the voice of the thunder ; 



Cracking within the shining black cloud ; 

 35. Broken are the mountain springs below : 



The god returns and dwells in the clefts ; 



The god returns and dwells in obscurity ; 



Kiekie e mai nei hoi ua Lani nei, 



O ua Lani nei hoi keia ke hemo nei ka 



manawa o ka Lani ; 

 Ke halulu nei ka piko i lalo ; 

 He api nei ka halo, ka maha, ka poo o ka 



honua ; 

 5. Uwa mai kini, ka mano o ke akua. 



Huli aku la ke alo o ke akua i ka lewa, 

 Huli aku la e keehi ia Kahiki, 

 O mai ka hoano kapu a Lono ; 

 O mai iloko o Kahiki a Hoano. 



10. Oiliili mai ke kino lau o Lono; 



Kahuli mai ke kino aka o ke Akua, 



Kahuli mai iloko o Maewa-lani ; 



Kani ka poo iloko o Papa-ia-mea. 



Ua neoneo ka lani ; 

 15. Va ikea mai e Kahiki na maka o Lono. 



O mai na kukuna o ka malama ; 



O Ikuwa la, o Makalii, 



O Hinaiaeleele la, o Hilinehu, 



O Kaelo la, o Kaaona, ka malama. 

 20. Ua ho'iloli mai o L^ono ; 



Ua haakokohi mai ka malama, 



Oili ka inaina, 



Hemo ke kuakoko iloko o Hinaiaeleele, 



Nauwe ka aha o Papa-ia-mea. 

 25. Helelei ke kino lau o Lono : 



Ua kau ke aka o Lono i ka molia, 



Ku, a hina i ka mole o ka nioku ; 



Opaipai lalo o ka Hiwa: 



Wahi ke Akua i ka Lani ; 



30. Ua paa ia Lani, 



Wahi ke Akua i ka papa o ka honua. 

 Uina ka leo o ka alae iloko o Kanikawi 

 Uina ka leo o ka hekili : 

 Uina iloko o ke ao-polo-hiwa : 



35. Naha ka umaka pali o lalo ; 



Hoi ke Akua, noho i ke hanono ; 

 Hele ke Akua, noho i ka pilikua: 



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