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Poniaiidcr C'ollccfioii of Hawaiian Polk-lorc. 



The ])ath accustumed to the presence of 



man ;'" 

 The path not accustomed to the presence 



of the god. 

 A woman died, died at Waimea ; 

 25. She hes alone by the water of Alakaweh. 

 By herself, without a mate. 

 Thou indeed will dwell" on this island, 

 A guardian for the land ; 

 A barrier to hinder the mischievous. 

 30. This is an affectionate lamentation''' 



For you, Luahine, Kahoa, Kaahumanu,""' 



My beloved one'' who departed 



At tlie turn of the milky way, toward the 



dawn of day,'** 

 On the day of Ohua" was she taken. 

 35. When the companion is gone, cold is the 



breast ; 

 I sorrowed for the love of her. 

 Kalani assumed -" tlie body of a god 

 And defiefl the power of Kauakahi. 

 Kalani prayed-' to him above, 

 40. And opened up the fountain of Kulani- 



hakoi.-- 

 The rain drops fell, the heavy rain of 



Kane ; 

 One god of power.-'' 

 Kalani is welling over^' with love 

 For the soul-return of my companion-'^ 

 45. To be a soul-body in my presence. 

 So I may imagine^" it is she indeed : 

 But no : only a shadow of the wife, 

 Of my wife who hath gone. 

 You have gone to darkness" while love 



lingers as the retainer of your home. 



I newa i ke ala a kini lau. 

 Ua maa ke ala i ke kanaka, 

 .Vole i maa ke ala i ke 'kua, 

 He wahinc make lilo i Waimea, 



23. -Moe hookahi i ka wai o Alakaweli, 



Oia wale no, aohe Ina. 



Nau ka e noho keia moku, 



lie kiai no ka aina 



He alai he pale no ke kalohe. 

 30. 1 le kanikau aloha keia 



Nou hoi la e Luahine, e Kahoa, e 

 Kaahumanu. 



Ka'u maka aloha i lilo aku la, 



lluli ka i"a ka pawa o ke ao, 



1 ka la o Ohua ka lilo ana, 

 35. Lilo ka boa ko'eko'e ka poli 



I' iho la au i kona aloha, 



Kapakapa aku Kalani i ke kino akua, 



1 ioole i ka mana o Kauakahi 



Nonoi ae la kalani iluna, 



40. .\a-ha niai Kulanihakoi 



Kidukulu ka ua, ka pakapaka e Kane, 



v\kahi akua i mana 



Ke haupu wale nei Kalani. 



Ho'i uhane mai ana ka boa. 



45. Hookino wailua mai ana ia'u nci. 

 I kuhi ae no wau oiaio 

 Aole, he aka ka no ka wahine. 

 No kuu wahine i hala aku nei. 

 llele aku oe i ka po, noho ka ohua o kona 

 hale o ke aloha. 



"Man by his mortality is accustomed to death's path, tlie god has not this experience. 



"Thou wilt be a guardian to ward off or hinder the mischievous. 



"A lamentation, dirge, kanikau, a mourning song, an affectionate tribute. 



"Names of the same person. 



"My dearest friend, ka'u inaka, or ku'u hoa aloha. 



"Taken at the turn of the Milky Way, huli ka i'a; towards dawn, ka pawa ke ao. 



"On the day of Ohua, this was the former name of the day when the moon fulls, on thai day she died. 



'"Assumed fictitiously, kapakapa. a god form, and defied or denied ihe power of Kati.ikahi. a deity. 



"He prayed to the heaven above. 



■''Kulaniliakoi, the name of a supposed fountain in heaven gushcil fmlh. iialia mai. hence the rain drops, the 

 heavy rain of Kane fell. 



■'Kane, the one god of power. 



"Welling or springing up, haupu ivalc, as love, affection, grief. 



"The soul of my companion returns as a soul-body, a ghost of natural size, for my presence. 



"I thought it was real, but no. it was but the shade of my wife. 



"You went forth in the night, the ohua of her house through affection remains. Tlie ohua of a household 

 embraces, children, domestics, dependants and sojourners; the master and mistress alone excluded. 



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