The Kumulipo, (Liliuokalanai tr.): The Fourth Era

THE FOURTH ERA.

FIRST VERSE.

Established in the dawn of Laa's light
The Ape aumoa with faintest strife
Envied the sea that washed the land,
As it crept up and yet crept down
And brought forth creeping families
That crept on their backs and crept on their front,
With pulses that beat in front and rounding backs,
With faces in front and claws to feel
Of darkness, of darkness,
For Kaneaka Papanopano is born (dawn).
So Popanopano the man
And Polalowehi his wife, SECOND VERSE.

Night was born of great delight,
Night was rolled for the pleasure of gods,
Night gave birth to the split-back turtle.
Watch in the night for the land turtle.
Night gave birth to the brown lobster,
The night of commotion for the Alii (?) lobster,
The birth night of the lazy monster
Was a wet night for the rolling monster.
Night gave birth to clinging beings,
And Night loudly called for roughness.
Night gave birth to wailing
A night of drawback to oblivion,
Night gave birth to high noses,
Night dug deep for jelly fish,
Night gave birth to slush,
So the night must wait for motion.

THIRD VERSE.

Man by Waiololi, woman by Waiolola,
The earth was born and lived by the sea;
Guarded by the Kuhonua that grew in land (a shrub).
A night of flight by noises
Through a channel; the la-i is food, and creeps.

FOURTH VERSE.

Man by Waiololi, woman by Waiolola,
The Wili was born and lived in the sea;
Guarded by the Wiliwili that grew on land (tiger's claws tree). FIFTH VERSE.

Man by Waiololi, woman by Waiolola,
The Aio was born and lived in the sea;
Guarded by the Naio that grew in the forest (mock sandalwood).
A night of flight by noises
Through a channel; la-i is food, and creeps;
So the gods may enter, but not man.

SIXTH VERSE.

Man was created by Waiololi, woman by Waiolola,
The Okea was born and lived in the sea;
Guarded by the Ahakea that grew in the forest.
A night of flight by noises
Through a channel; the la-i is food, and creeps;
So the gods may enter, but not man.

SEVENTH VERSE.

Man by Waiololi, woman by Waiolola,
The Wawa was born and lived in the sea;
Guarded by the Wanawana that lived in the forest.
A night of flight by noises
Through a channel, la-i is food, and creeps;
So the gods may enter, but not man.

EIGHTH VERSE.

Man by Waiololi, woman by Waiolola,
The Nene was born and lived in the sea (geese);
Guarded by the Manene that lived in the forest (weed).
A night of flight by noises
Through a channel; la-i is food, and creeps;
So the gods may enter, but not man.

NINTH VERSE.

Man by Waiololi, woman by Waiolola,
The Liko was born and lived in the sea;
Guarded by the Piko that grew in the forest.
A night of flight by noises
Through a channel; the la-i is food, and creeps;
So the gods may enter, but not man.

TENTH VERSE.

Man by Waiololi, woman by Waiolola,
The Okeope was born and lived in the sea;
Guarded by the Oheohe that grew in the forest (bamboo).
A night of flight by noises
Through a channel; la-i is food and creeps;
So the gods may enter, but not man.

ELEVENTH VERSE.

Man by Waiololi, woman by Waiolola,
The Nananana was born and lived in the sea (spider);
Guarded by the Nonanona that lived in the forest (ants).
A night of flight by noises
Through a channel; la-i is food, and creeps;
So the gods may enter, but not man.

TWELFTH VERSE.

The dancing motion till creeping crept
With long and waving lengthy tail,
And with humpy lumpy lashes sweeps
And trails along in filthy places.
These live on dirt and mire;
Eat and rest, eat and throw up;
They exist on filth, are low-born beings,
Till to earth they become a burden
Of mud that's made,
Made unsafe, until one reels
And is unsteady.,
Go thou to the land of creepers,
Where families of creepers were born in one night.
’Tis night.