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

THE SEVENTH ERA.

Over the mountains silence reigns--
The silence of night that has moved away,
And the silence of night that cometh,
The silence of night filled with people,
And the silence of night of dispersing.
’Tis fearful the steps and narrow trails--
’Tis fearful the amount eaten and left--
’Tis fearful the night past and gone,