Prayer to Lono. 



Prose Translations Showing Variance. 



O Lono in heaven ; you of the many shapes (or 

 beings). The long cloud, the short cloud, the 

 cloud just peeping (over the horizon), the wide- 

 spreading cloud, the contracted cloud in the 

 heavens, (coming) from Uliuli, from Melemele, 

 from Kahiki, from Ulunui, from Hakalauai, from 

 the country of Lono situated in the upper regions, 

 in the high heavens, in proper order, in the 

 famous order of Leka. O Lalohana, O Olepuu- 

 Kahonua, Eh Ku, Eh Lono, Eh Kane, Eh Kana- 

 l<ia. Eh the God from Apapalani of Apapa-nuu, 

 from Kahiki east, from Kahiki west ; here is the 

 sacrifice, here is the offering. Preserve the chief, 

 preserve the worshipers, and establish the day of 

 light on the floating earth ! Amama, ua noa.* 



Your many shapes O Lono in the heaven. The 

 long cloud, the short cloud. The cloud just peep- 

 ing (over the horizon). The wide-spreading 

 cloud. The contracted cloud in the heavens. 

 (Coming) from Uliuli, from Melemele, from Ka- 

 hiki, from Ulunui, from Hakalauai, from the 

 country of Lono situated in the upper regions, in 

 the high heavens, in proper order, in the famous 

 order of Leka. O Lalohana, O Olepuukahonua. 

 O Ku, O Lono, O Kane, O Kanaloa, O the God 

 from Apapalani of Apapanuu, from Kahiki-east, 

 from Kahiki-west, here is the sacrifice, here is the 

 offering. Pre.serve the Chief, preserve the wor- 

 shipers, and establish the day of light on the 

 floating earth. Amen, so be it. 



Note. Corresponding in every prayer to the Christian Amen, so be it. Literally "It is offered, the tabu is off", 

 or, "the ceremony is over". 



A Prayer. 



He Pule. 



Here is the food great Kawau, of life. 

 Pour out from heaven the love within 



Hoeu. 

 This is the food, kindling the desire, 



entlaming the thoughts abiding 



within. 

 Sleepless I cry for your love. 

 Longing for the place you slept with your 



husband. 

 From Hamakua to Kula we hid in the 



pandanus [trees] of Hamakua, 

 We shredded ti-leaves |in] the rain nf 



Hamakua, 

 '['o hide this thing, the love fur each i)ther, 

 A love, a love, my husband in the rain 

 Puhalomoa, of Kula, from the waters of 



Waiohuli, 

 [Where] he turned around. 

 (510) 



Eia ka ai e Kawau nui, a ola, 



E hina mai kalani ke aloha mailoko 



o Hoeu, 

 E eia ka ai ho-a ke kuko, ho-a ka lia, iaia 



kaulu ku, 

 Ka makalahia e uwe no au i ko akiha, 

 E uwe ia kahi a olua i nioe ai me ko kane, 

 Mai Hamakua 'ku a kula peepee puhala 



kaua o Hamakua, 

 llunahuna lau ki kaua ka ua o Hamakua; 

 E huna 'ku ana i keia mea o ke aloha i 



na lo. 

 lie aloha, he aloha, ku'u kane i ka ua 

 I'uhalomoa, o kula, mai ka wai o Waiohuli 



la e, 

 I luli mai oia. 



