’Tis lifted by Ka-holo-ku-iwa, ’Tis borne by Pa-wili-wili; A pa-ú narrow at top like a house, That’s hung on the roof-tree till morning, 45 Hung on the roof-tree Ha-la’a-wili. Make a bundle fitting the shoulder; Lash it fast, rolled tight like a log. The bundle falls, red shows the pali; The children shout, they scream in derision. 50 The a’o bird shrieks itself hoarse In wonder at the pa-ú— Pa-ú with a sheen like Hi’i-lawe falls, Bowed like the rainbow arch Of the rain that’s now falling. [Footnote 121: _Umi_. It was Liloa, the father of Umi, who covered himself with a ti leaf instead of a malo after the amour that resulted in the birth of Umi. His malo he had given as a pledge to the woman, who became the mother of Umi.] The girls of the olapa, their work in the tiring-room completed, lift their voices in a spirited song, and with a lively motion pass out into the hall to bloom before the waiting assembly in the halau in all the glory of their natural charms and adornments: _Oli_ Ku ka punohu ula i ka moana; Hele ke ehu-kai, uhi i ka aina; Olapa ka uila, noho i Kahiki. Uina, nakolo, 5 Uwa, ka pihe, Lau[122] kánaka ka hula. E Laka, e! [Translation.] _Tiring Song_. The rainbow stands red o’er the ocean; Mist crawls from the sea and covers the land; Far as Kahiki flashes the lightning; A reverberant roar, 5 A shout of applause From the four hundred. I appeal to thee, Laka! [Footnote 122: _Lau_ (archaic). Four hundred.] [Page 56] The answering song, led by the kumu, is in the same flamboyant strain: _Oli_ Lele Mahu’ilani[123] a luna, Lewa ia Kauna-lewa![124] [Translation.] _Song_ Lift Mahu’ilani on high; Thy palms Kauna-lewa a-waving! [Footnote 123: _Mahu’ilani_. A poetical name for the right hand; this the _olapa_, the dancing girls, lifted in extension as they entered the halau from the dressing room. The left hand was termed _Kaohi-lani_.] [Footnote 124: _Kauna-lewa_. The name of a celebrated grove of coconuts at Kekaha, Kauai, near the residence of the late Mr. Knudsen.]