Laiiiciitation Chants. 



429 



Thou didst la}' in that water ; 



Water gathered I))- the rain ; 



Gathered by the Apuakea rain 

 35. With the Koholalele wind. 



Are you one furnisliini;' blessings? 



The rains break on the pandanus 



The pandanus from Akiu and fk)nokalani; 



The pandanus forest of Akiola, 

 40. M}' beloved one who passed away. 



Great and abiding is my sorrow, 



The hand is numb for you, 



F.eloved Kalani. beloved Kalani,'' 



lieloved Kalani who has passed away. 

 45. The chief was burned, 



The flesh was separated. 



Kalani changed [and] became a spirit. 



lie became many todied ; many changed 

 bodies.'" 



The body of the chief was taken to God. 

 50. Kalani became a new deity of Koolau ; 



\\'ent to the calmness of Kapueokahi ; 



To the wailing spirits of Kaiakahuli, 



The many living down at Nanualele. 



Kalani was the deity of Hakipalunuau, 

 53. .\ descendant from Laka. 



Those who laid in the pool of Punaloa, 



1 lakipalunu was the first born of Laka, 



(Jn lying down in the water the flesh Ise- 

 comes cold. 



My l>e loved one has passed away, 

 60. I am dwelling in sorrow. 



My hand is benumbed. 



.\au ka e moc ke na wai. 

 Ka wai halana kiowai a ka ua, 

 I hookio ia e ka ua apuakea. 

 35. E ka makani koholalele nei. 



oe anei kahi anoai ? 



Ka ua wawahi i luna o ka hala, 



Ka hala mai .\kiu a Honokalani 



Ka ulunahele hala o .\kiola. 

 40. Ka'u mea 'loha i nalo aku la, 



He aloha la ko'u e noho aku nei. 



He maeele no ka lima ia oe, 



Aloha ka-lani, e aloha ka-lani. 



Aloha ka-lani i hele aku nei, 

 45. Ua ahi ka-lani, 



Ua niomoku ka ill, 



Ua niea e ka lani, ua kino akua, 



Ua kino lau, kino lau pahaohao. 



I'a haona ke kin(j o ka lani i ke akua. 



50. Ka lani. akua liou o Knolau, 



1 hoi i ka lulu o Kapuei)kahi. 

 Ka poe hanehane i Kaiakahauli. 

 Ka kini noho kahakai o Xanualete. 

 O ka lani, ke 'kua o Hakipalunuau, 



35. O ka pua na Laka, 



Laka o Hakipalunu, ke kama kuakahi, 

 Ka poe i moe i ka wai o Punahoa. 



1 moe i ka wai auanu ka ili. 

 Ka'u mea 'loha i nalo aku la, 



60. He aloha ko'u e noho aku nei. 

 He maeele no ka lima. 



"Referring to the chief Peapea, and the lines following to his accident and death. 



'"The bereaved one here presents the idea that at death the spirit changes to many forms ; of hnman. animal, 

 bird or other form, and as snch Ijecomes a new deity, not only of Koolau adjoining Hana, land of his e.xploits, but 

 the mythical land of Hakipalunuau (lines 50 and 54). 



