Chant for Naliicnaciia. 



447 



The breath is hihaled in ascending ; 

 CHnibing upward, fatigued and panting, 



till the top is gained. 

 For the sin, for the sin, for the causing 



to sin, 

 60. The unpardonable sin during evil times. 

 The sin, the sin, let the sin be atoned for. 

 The women breaking kapu go up the hill, 

 The passers over go beyond the precincts 



becoming a chief 

 Which bore fruit on the forbidden sands 



of Puuolea : 

 65. In the rich sands of Laamaikahiki. 

 'Tis come. 

 Whence came they ? 

 We two are from al»ve, chiefs of noble, 



royal birth, 

 The blossom of the chief's multitude is 



plucked. 

 70. Beautiful is the chiefs pond that is alx)ve. 

 Above is Leiau, the woman wlm went up 



to heaven. 

 The world above where Xahienaena treads 



majestically. 

 Nahienaena issues forth as chief of the 



rising sun. 

 It comes, it rises, it moves on, it broadens, 



it extends forth. 

 75. The extremities of the great chief spread 



forth upwards. 

 Thou dwellest far above. 

 Where dwells the heavenly host. 



Ka niapu''" i ka pii 



Ka lani'" i ka opa, i ka hoe, ke i ke 



oioina, 

 1 ka hala. i ka hala, i hoohalahala, 



60. Ka hala kee,''- i ka hala nianawa ino, 

 Ka hala i ka hala i hooki''-' hala, 

 Kukupu"* na wahine oni''"' kapu, 

 Oni na kela, na nioi,'''' hua 'lii, 

 I hua i ke one kaini i I'uuolea 



65. I ke one'" momona a Laamaikahiki,"'* 

 Hiki la."'-' 



Puka la mai hea la ? 

 Mai luna maua'" a ka lani he 'lii wailana" 



ili oha'- la, 

 Haihai ka pua a ke kini''' lani, 



70. Aeae" wai loko alii'"' a e ku iluna. 

 Iluna o Leiau'" ka wahine pii lani. 

 Ao lani," hele haha o Nahienaena la. 

 Puka Nahienaena ke 'lii o ka la hiki. 

 Hiki la, jnika la, oni la, loa la, kela la. 



75. Mohola ihnur'' ka welau alii nui. 

 Nohonoho oe iluna e, 

 Noho aha lani i nolio ia. 



""Mapu, the taking of breath in ascending a steep place, then proceeding. 



"'Ka lani, used as an adverl) for iluna, to go upwards; i ka opa. oopa, maopo, niaopaopa, fatigue, lameness, etc., 

 from walking. 



'"Hala kee, hala tree tossing crookedly; to sin in evil times, manawa ino. a kind of case absolute, the times 

 being evil. 



"'Hooki, to cease, to stop. 



'"Kukupu, to go up, let the women ascend ; oni, to ascend as a kite. 



'"Oni kapu, i. e., go up contrary to kapu. 



""Nioi (Biigcina ruriflora) : hua 'lii, la.'iu alii, lit for the cliicf. 



'"One momona, rich, fruitful sand. 



""Laamaikahiki, the famous voyaging son of Moikcha. 



""An e.xpletive. 



'"Mai luna maua, from above are we two, i. e., Nahienaena and Kauikeaouli. 



"Wailana, smooth vmruffled water. 



'■'Ili oha, ili, skin, surface (of water) ; oha applies to that which is good of its kind. 



"Kini lani, the multitude belonging to the chief. 



'*Aeae, a bank of a pond, or where the water forming like a little surf runs up the sand and recedes. 



"Loko alii, a fish pond of the chief. 



"Leiau, the woman who ascended to heaven. 



"Ao lani, the world above; hele haha is to walk like a cliief with a great riuamity of kapa about him. 



"Mohola, to spread forth, to unfold. 



