Pua ehu kamaléna[452] ka uka o Kapa’a; Luhi-ehu iho la[453] ka pua i Maile-húna; Hele a ha ka iwi[454] a ke Koolau, Ke puá mai i ka maka o ka nahelehele, 5 I hali hoo-muú,[455] hoohalana i Wailua. Pa kahea a Koolau-wahine, O Pua-ke’i, e-e-e-e! He pua laukona[456] ka moe e aloh’ aí; O ia moe la, e kaulele hou[457] 10 No ka po i hala aku aku nei. Hoiho kaua a eloelo, e ka hoa, e, A hookahi! [Translation.] _Song_ Misty and dim, a bush in the wilds of Kapa’a, The paddlers bend to their work, as the flower-laden Shrub inclines to the earth in Maile-húna; They sway like reeds in the breeze to crack their bones 5 Such the sight as I look at this tossing grove, The rhythmic dip and swing on to Wailua. My call to the witch shall fly with the breeze, Shall be heard at Pua-ke’i, e-he, e-he! The flower-stalk Laukóna beguiles man to love, 10 Can bring back the taste of joys once our own, [Page 238] Make real again the hours that are flown. Turn hither, mine own, let’s drench us with love— Just for one night! [Footnote 452: _Pua ehu Kamaléna_ (yellow child). This exclamation is descriptive of the man’s visual impression on seeing the canoe with its crowd of passengers and paddlers, in the misty light of morning, receding in the distance. The kamaléna is a mountain shrub having a yellow flower.] [Footnote 453: _Luhi ehu iho la_. Refers to the drooping of a shrub under the weight of its leaves and flowers, a figure applied to the bending of the paddlemen to their work.] [Footnote 454: _Hele a ha ka iwi_. An exaggerated figure of speech, referring to the exertions of the men at their paddles (_ha_, to strain).] [Footnote 455: _I hali hoomú_. This refers in a fine spirit of exaggeration to the regular motions of the paddlers.] [Footnote 456: _Pua laukona_. A kind of sugar-cane which was prescribed and used by the kahunas as an aphrodisiac.] [Footnote 457: _Kaulele hou_. To experience, or to enjoy, again.] The unchivalrous indiscretion of the youth in publishing the secret of his amour elicited from Kamehameha only the sarcastic remark, “Couldn’t he eat his food and keep his mouth shut?” The lady herself took the same view of his action. There was no evasion in her reply; her only reproach was for his childishness in blabbing.