EMERSON] UNWRITTEN LITERATURE OF HAWAII 247 



[Translation] 



Song 



A search for a sweetlieart * * ♦ 



Sport for a Koua day ! 

 / Kona, calm sea of tlie gods. 



Two days the wuid surges; 

 5 Then, magic of cloud ! 



It veers to the plain, 



Drinks up the water of love. 



How gleesome the sound 



Of rain on the trees, 

 10 A balm to love's wound ! 



The wand touches, heart-ease! 



It touches my bird — 



Touch of life from the sun ! 



Brings health to the million. 

 15 Ho, now comes the fun ! 



A meeting, a union — 



The nymph, Koo-lau, • 



And the hero, Ke-i. 



