O ke au i kahuli wela ka honua
O ke au i kahuli lole ka lani
O ke au i kuka’iaka ka la
E ho’omalamalama i ka malama
O ke au o Makali’i ka po
O ka walewale ho’okumu honua ia
O ke kumu o ka lipo, i lipo ai
O ke kumu o ka Po, i po ai
O ka lipolipo, o ka lipolipo
O ka lipo o ka la, o ka lipo o ka po
Po wale ho–‘i
Hanau ka po

At the time that turned the heat of the earth,
At the time when the heavens turned and changed,
At the time when the light of the sun was subdued
To cause light to break forth,
At the time of the night of Makali?i (winter)
Then began the slime which established the earth,
The source of deepest darkness, of the depth of darkness,
The source of Night, of the depth of night
Of the depth of darkness,
Of the darkness of the sun in the depth of night,
Night is come,
Born is Night.
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