O Ewa, aina kai ula i ka lepo, I ula i ka makani anu Moa’e, Ka manu ula i ka lau ka ai, I palahe’a ula i ke kai o Kuhi-á. 5 Mai kuhi mai oukou e, owau ke kalohe; Aohe na’u, na lakou no a pau. Aohe hewa kekahi keiki a ke kohe. Ei’ a’e; oia no paha ia. I lono oukou ia wai, e, ua moe? 10 Oia kini poai o lakou la paha? Ike aku ia ka mau’u hina-hina— He hina ko’u, he aka mai ko ia la. I aka mai oe i kou la manawa le’a; A manawa ino, nui mai ka nuku, 15 Hoomokapu, hoopale mai ka maka, Hoolahui wale mai i a’u nei. E, oia paha; ae, oia no paha ia. [Translation.] _Song_ Ewa’s lagoon is red with dirt— Dust blown by the cool Moa’e, A plumage red on the taro leaf, An ocherous tint in the bay. 5 Say not in your heart that I am the culprit. Not I, but they, are at fault. No child of the womb is to blame. There goes, likely he is the one. Who was it blabbed of the bed defiled? 10 It must have been one of that band. But look at the rank grass beat down— For my part, I tripped, the other one smiled. You smiled in your hour of pleasure; But now, when crossed, how you scold! 15 Avoiding the house, averting the eyes— You make of me a mere stranger. Yes it’s probably so, he’s the one.