ʻO ke au i kāhuli wela ka honua
ʻO ke au i kāhuli loli ka lani
ʻO ke au i kūkaʻi aka ka lā
Hoʻomālamalama i ka malama
ʻO ke au o Makaliʻi i ka pō
ʻO ka walewale hoʻokumu honua
ʻO ke kumu o ka lipo i lipo ai
ʻO ke kumu o ka pō i pō ai...
In the epoch when the universe spun hot
In the epoch when the heavens spun transforming
In the epoch when the sun appeared shadowed
The moon was made bright
In the epoch of the Pleiades in the darkness
The slime that brought forth the world
The source of sacred-depth made deep
The source of deep-time made deep
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ʻO ke au i kāhuli wela ka honua
ʻO ke au i kāhuli loli ka lani
ʻO ke au i kūkaʻi aka ka lā
Hoʻomālamalama i ka malama
ʻO ke au o Makaliʻi i ka pō
ʻO ka walewale hoʻokumu honua
ʻO ke kumu o ka lipo i lipo ai
ʻO ke kumu o ka pō i pō ai...
In the epoch when the universe spun hot
In the epoch when the heavens spun transforming
In the epoch when the sun appeared shadowed
The moon was made bright
In the epoch of the Pleiades in the darkness
The slime that brought forth the world
The source of sacred-depth made deep
The source of deep-time made deep