English poem
Pauku 1
by Nathaniel Bright Emerson (1839–1915)
A Koolau wau, ike i ka ua, E ko-kolo la-lepo ana ka ua, E ka’i ku ana, ka’i mai ana ka ua, E nu mai ana ka ua i ke kuahiwi, E po’i ana ka ua me he nalu la. E puka, a puka mai ka ua la. Waliwali ke one i ka hehi’a e ka ua; Ua holo-wai na kaha-wai; Ua ko-ké wale na pali. Aia ka wai la i ka ilina, he ilio, He ilio hae, ke nahu nei e puka.
[Translation.]
Song for the Hula Alá’a-papa.