All Ei'cning Song. 



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And descends on the summit of I lala- 



awiki,"'' 

 Such is the indication, the sign of evening. 



70. Reheved is the fatigue, for 'tis evening, 

 The darkening shades of evening, 

 The approaching shades of night,-" 

 Tlie night, the night towards dawn, 

 iMorning Hght, stretching from midnight, 



75. Giving refreshing rest to the district. 

 To the ruler of Hawaii of Ku. ■'■'"' 



Hawaii proclaim me !'^''' 



The rest at Kahiki-nui-kai-akea. 



|Tlie] council of that place divided'' the 



heavens. 

 (So. It met in front,'" sejiarating for a temple 

 The com|iany of chiefs : the company of 



chiefs was at Hanalaa.'*' 

 To cleanse in the sea of Kahiki-ku, 

 To bathe in the choppy sea. 

 The current of the ocean flows toward 



Lxjno. 

 85. ("> Lono, an attentive land is this, 



1 am gentle here at Kahiki-kn. 

 .\rise ! rest the weariness, press the 



languor, 

 (Jvercomc the tiredness; Hawaii is with 



sheltering houses : 

 Rest you in great broad Hawaii. 

 90. Peaceful heavens cover earth and space. 

 .\n early evening slumber is of the 



heavenly compan}", 

 O Ku, O Lono, O Kane, it is your 



evening. 

 Released is the weariness, for it is evening. 



Kiko aku la i ke poo Halaawiki, 



Ko mai la ke ano, kc ano ke ahiahi — e. 



70. Kuu aku ka luhi, ua ahialii. 



He ahiahi kuluikului nei, 



Kuluikului kahi ana po ; 



Ka po, ka po ia malio, 



Malio, malio i ke aumoe, 

 75. Kaa momoe lea i ka apana, 



I ke poo Hawaii-ku. 



E kani Hawaii ia'u ! 



Ka hiamoe i Kahiki-nui-kai-akea, 



Ilaila anaina moku ai ka lani. 



80. K lua lai alo moku ai i luakini 



Ka lani ma : ka lani ma i Hanalaa, 



E holoi ai kai o Kahiki-ku, 



E auau ai ke kai kupio — e, 



Ke an, ka nioana kahinia ia Lono. 



85. E L0110 — e, he pihe moku nei, 

 lie laka an eia ma Kahiki-ku. 

 E ku ! kuua ka luhi, lomia ka o-pa. 

 Kuua ka lulii : he halauloa Hawaii ; 

 Moea oe i Hawaii-nui-akea. 



90. He luluhia lani man honna i man kului. 

 He hiamoe ahiahi no ka lani ma, 

 E Ku, e Lono, e Kane, ko ahiahi — e. 

 Kuu aku ka luhi, ua ahiahi. 



"'Halaawiki, a mountain-peak on Kauai. 



'■"The poet here in several connecting lines refers to the benclicial cliaracter of tlic night to the whole land. 



"Hawaii of Kn, one of the major gods. 



"Hawaii is called on to proclaim the rest that comes with evening, which extends to the wide area of great 



Kahiki. 



''Dividing tlic lieavens to effect day and niglit. 



"As originally written, this line is difficult and obscure. 



"A designated place in Kahiki-nui-kai-akea, where sacred or lioly services only are conducted. 



