E hooulu ana I Kini[21] o ke Akua, Ka lehu o ke Akua, Ka mano o ke Akua, I ka pu-ku’i o ke Akua, 5 I ka lalani Akua, Ia ulu mai o Kane, Ulu o Kanaloa; Ulu ka ohia, lau ka ie-ie; Ulu ke Akua, noho i ke kahua, 10 A a’ea’e, a ulu, a noho kou kuahu. Eia ka pule la, he pule ola. _Chorus:_ E ola ana oe! [Footnote 21: _Kini o ke Akua._ See note _d_, p. 24.] [Page 22] [Translation.] _Altar-Prayer_ Invoke we now the four thousand, The myriads four of the nimble, The four hundred thousand elves, The countless host of sprites, 5 Rank upon rank of woodland gods. Pray, Kane, also inspire us; Kanaloa, too, join the assembly. Now grows the _ohi’a_, now leafs _ie-ie_; God enters, resides in the place; 10 He mounts, inspires, abides in the shrine. This is our prayer, our plea this for life! _Chorus:_ Life shall be thine! From one point of view these _pule_ are not to be regarded as prayers in the ordinary sense of the word, but rather as song-offerings, verbal bouquets, affectionate sacrifices to the gods. [Page 23] III.—THE GODS OF THE HULA.