Laincnfation Chants. 



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15. My companion of the hand constructed 

 path 

 Whereby we reached Iloohila with my 



husband ; 

 My companion watching- the fire-brands^ 



of Kamaile. 

 Passing the cHffs weariness ends." 

 My husband in [the] hot sun of Mana : 

 20. My companion of the hiding water of tlie 

 paoo ;' 

 My companion of tiie salt plain of Kalaa- 



laau : 

 My companion of the sands of Kalaihi ; 

 My companion of Kapiheakekua ; 

 My companion df the sugar-cane digging 

 of Kalalii ; 

 25. My husband of the comforting sea-breeze 

 of Kaali ; 

 My companion in the reddish, perfumed 



water^ of Waimea : 

 M\' loved companinn in the bosom of 



Lehua ; 

 My companion in the Kapaahoa rain of 



Kahana : 

 My companion in the cold rain of the 

 mountain. 

 30. Halemanu was above, 

 Our house was below, 

 House of a hollow tree-trunk, 

 A house which was fixed and trimmed by 



the birds. 

 \\'e were there above, residing with my 

 husband, 

 33. ]\I\' companion <>f tlie fish'' which touched 

 the skin of I'akaua at Pohakomo ; 

 My beloved companion in the wonderful 



calling of the Lord :"' 

 ^ly companion seeking the will of the 



Lord. 

 His will was our sui)piirt in times <if 

 weariness. 



Kuu hoa o ke ala hapai i ka lima 



E hiki aku ai maua i Hoohila me kuu 



kane 

 Kuu hoa nana 'hi lele o Kamaile 

 Hala ka pali pau ka luuluu 

 Kuu kane i la wela o Mana 



20. Kuu hoa i ka wai huna a ka paoo 

 Kuu hoa i ke alia o Kalaalaau 

 Kuu hoa i ke one o Kalaihi 

 Kuu hoa i Kapiheakekua 

 Kuu hoa i ke ko eli o Halalii 



25. Kuu kane mai ka malu o ka naulu o 



Kaali. 

 Kuu hoa i ka wai ula, wai hiliahi o 



Waimea 

 Kuu hoa aloha i ka poU o Lehua 

 Kuu hoa i ka ua kapaahoa o Kahana 

 Kuu hoa pili i ke anu o ka manna 



30. He luna ae o Halemanu 

 He lalo iho ko maua hale 

 He hale puka laau 

 Hale a ka nianu i ako a oki 

 Na maua ia uka i noho me kuu kane 



35. Kuu hoa o ka ia hoojja i ka ili o I'akaua 



i Pohakomo 

 Kuu hoa 'loha i ka oihana kupaianaha a 



ka Haku 

 Kuu hoa imi i ka makemake o ka Haku 

 O ka makemake oia ko mana makamaka i 



noho ai maua i Luhi 



'This refers to the Kauai sport of throwing hlazing hau hraiiches, or auhau (among the lightest of Hawaiian 

 woods) wliich was thrown from the higli cliffs facing the sea, to fall gradually into the ocean, or he kept sailing 

 in mid-air liy tlie wind currents till extinguished. Kamaile was on the northern coast of Kauai. 



"Luuluu of the original, rendered here as weariness, is that fatigue resulting from cliff climbing, which comes 

 to an end when the hills of difficulty are passed, and is forgotten in the enjoyment of the pyrotechnic display. 



'Paoo {Snhirias, sp.), a variety of small fish of sheltered, quiet water. 



'Refers to the Waimea stream as perfumed by the fragrant sandalwood of tliat region in early years. Mihahi 

 (sandalwood bark) being synonymous with iliahi, the term for sandalwood. 



"The two kinds of small fish, nehu ( silversides). and iao (or iiao), are said to be the only varieties unafraid 

 of man. The tradition of their rubbing up against Pakaua of olden time instead of fleeing from him is here re- 

 ferred to. 



"'.\s in lines 8 and 9. the chanter's companion was evidently a theological student at the Lahainaluna Seminary. 



