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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,

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A shout of applause

From the four hundred.

I appeal to thee, Laka!

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