Ke Kumu Hawaii, Volume I, Number 21, 14 ʻOkakopa 1835 — KAHI MELE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

KAHI MELE.

. HE NANE. Kekahi malihini, He kamaaina hou; He alakai moowini, He ili ula no; A launa wale aku Na kanaka, nā 'lii, Aole i kipaku ko ka lewa nei. He mooomole hewa Kameaihanau; Oolea me ka newa Ka aahu kamahao, He wahi kapuwahi Ka paipai no ia nei", He huewai waiahi Ko ia la noho e. Ka inoa hookaoiani Laaueikaikaai; Ma kona mana nani E ikaika ai ka mai; 0 kona poe puni, A maa i ka hoao, Ua wela i ke kuni; Pouli ka naau; He halelua kona, Ilamama hewa no; Na hoalauna ona, Ua komo maka po; A hune, a poino, Hihia, eha pu, Ko laila waiwai lilo. He manomano no. Kii mai ia luna hewa, Ua lawe makaukau 1 pahi me ka newa, E luku ia kakou;

He pmwni koko* AlohaoleMi Peim 1« ke neh6 Iweena e kekoa? "E make keia make, Ua hai k« kanawai; Ua hewa pono wale Ia powa kipa mai; E paa ka powa mana, Hoopio koke no; Ua akaka kana hana, He make no kakou. E eu, e bookunaina t Hoohewa, a hoopai; " Pela ke kiaaina, Me kona akai^ai; <( Auhea na ilamuku? E lawe pu oukou; E lawe, e hailuku, Kinai, a nalo mau. Na halelua ino, E hoohiolo pu, I nalo ka poino, I pomaikai kakou; Ka mooomole hewa, E wahiia ke poo; Na kapuwahi wela, E oki loa lakou. " E kanaka maalea, E na lii akamai, Oukou hoi ko ka lewa, Ko uka, me ko kai, E koho i kuu nane, A hoakaka mai, No ko oukou uimno, I hana e ola'i.