Volume 6 / Part 2 — Prayer to Kapo.
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Kane, thou who art revered above,
Who art revered below,
Thou Kapoulakinau, this is a prayer from the heart.
Grant life plentiful to me by the cape at Kaulia, 5.
At shattered Kahiki, by the rise to Maunaloa
Is the path by which Kapo climbed,
Flew, and received honors; Grant me honors.
Where is my wreath, Kapo?
A wreath of reverence placed in Kona by Kapo. 10.
Rise thou, O Kapo!
Come thou, O Kapo, pluck thy herb,
Bind it in a bundle and lay it in the shadowy path,
Have compassion.
The cry of affection creeps to the heart; 15.
Kapo climbs Maunaloa—
Kapo already adorned in her skirt.
A fog of the mountain, a cloud of the rising sea;
Clouds which easily fade away.
Kapo came down to earth, 20.
Kapo saw the lehua,
Kapo broke the lehua,
Kapo bundled the lehua,
Kapo plucked the lehua,
Kapo strung the lehua, 25.
Kapo braided the lehua,
Kapo wore the garland of lehua.
Kapo came down to earth,
Kapo saw the maile,
Kapo broke the maile, 30.
Kapo bundled the maile,
Kapo stripped the maile,
Kapo tied the maile,
Kapo twisted the maile,
Kapo wore the garland of maile; 35.
A wreath for your standing,
A wreath for your sitting, thou woman of Kolokolo.
Pass not the lover of my heart;
The regard is for the lover;
Love for Kaulanaula, O Kapo! 40.
Here is a multitude of voices—the tears,
My sacrifice to thee, O Kane!
That which draws me to him do thou sever:
When this is done, sacrifice is offered on thy altar, O Kane!