HIIAKA CONTINUES HER PRAYERS
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Emerson, Nathaniel Bright
Nana i hana, nana i hooulu;
A hooulu au i ke ola, a he ola no;
He ola ho’i kou, e Lohiau-ipo i Haena;
A ola ho’i, he ola;
He ola nui, he ola iki;
He ola a kulia i ka nu’u;
A ola oe, e Lohiau-ipo.
I e! holo e!
TRANSLATION
To the temple, its healing rite,
I summon you, Kane-kapoléi;
Pray gather, ye Wilderness Host;
Come Kane, and come Kanaloa;
Hiiaka, prophet and priest, am I:
It is mine to inspire, to perform:
I have striven for life and life came—
Your life, Lohiau of Haena—
Aye, life, life indeed;
Life in its fullness, life in detail;
Life to stand at the temple shrine:
Such life be yours, beloved Lohiau!
Urge on; let the cure work!
Hiiaka chanted also another prayer:
E Lono, e Lono, e Lono-ku-lani,
E Lono noho i ka wai,
O houlu oe, o inana oe;
Hoinana i ke ola;
Ho’opu’epu’e ana oe i ka wai,
I ka Wai, ka Wai Ola a Kane,
Ka Wai Ola a Kanaloa,
I ka Hikina, i ke Komohana—
I wai hua, i wai lani!
I e, holo e!
TRANSLATION
O Lono, Lono, God Lono on high,
Lono, whose realm is the watery vast—
Inspirer, promoter, art thou;
Give aid to this work of perfect cure;
Thou givest life’s magic to water,
The living water, Water of Kane,