Mahalo nui ia (ke Kuini)
Ke Ali'i wahine (o Hawaii)
'O Lili'ulani (ku i
ka moku)
'O ka Wohi ku (i ke kalaunu)
Ka pipio mai o ke anuenue
Na waiho'o lu'u a halike ole'e
(Na hana a ke aloha
Ma'alo ana i ka ua lana maile)
E nana na maka i ke ao malama
Mai Hawai'i akea i Kaua'i
(I ka lani malama Hoike
Mai ana la I ka nani)
'O Kalakaua he inoa
'O ka pua mae'ole i ka la
Ke pua maila i ka mauna
I ke kuahiwi o Mauna Kea
Ke 'a maila i Kilauea
Malamalama i Wahine kapu
A ka luna o Uwekahuna
I ka pali kapu o Ka'auea
Ea mai ke ali'i kia manu
Ua wehi ka hulu o kamamo
Ka pua nani a'o Hawai'i
'O Kalakaua he inoa
'O Kalakaua he inoa
'O Ka pua mae'ole i ka la
Ka pua maila i ka mauna
I ke kuahiwi o Mauna Kea
Ke'a maila i Kilauea
Malamalama i Wahinekapu
A ka luna o Uwekahuna
I ka pali kapu o Ka'auea
Mahalo nui ia (ke Kuini)
Ke Ali'i wahine (o Hawaii)
'O Lili'ulani (ku i
ka moku)
'O ka Wohi ku (i ke kalaunu)
Ea mai ke ali'i kia manu
Ua wehi i ka hulu o ka mamo
Ka pua nani a'o Hawai'i
'O Kalakaua he inoa
He Inoa No Kalani Kalakaua Kulele |
(Greatly admired is Her Majesty)
(The Chiefess of Hawaii)
(Lili'ulani ruler of the land)
(The divine Wohi ruler to the throne)
(The arches of rainbows)
(Beams of colors unqualled)
(Creations of love)
(Passing along within gentle rains)
(Look to the brightness of day)
(From the vastness of Hawaii to Kauai)
(In the heavens brightness)
(The beauty is revealed)
(Kalakaua is his name)
(A flower that never fades in the sun)
(It blooms on the summit)
(On the mountain Mauna Kea)
(Burning bright at Kilauea)
(Illuminating Wahinekapu)
(Upon the heights of Uwekahuna)
(Is the sacred cliff of Ka'auea)
(Come forth king of bird catchers)
(Adorned with the plumage of the mamo)
(He is the beautiful flower of Hawaii)
(Kalakaua is his name)
(Kalakaua is his name)
(A flower that never fades in the sun)
(It blooms on the summit)
(On the mountain Mauna Kea)
(Burning bright at Kilauea)
(Illuminating Wahinekapu)
(Upon the heights of Uwekahuna)
(Is the sacred cliff of Ka'auea)
(Greatly admired is Her Majesty)
(The Chiefess of Hawaii)
(Lili'ulani ruler of the land)
(The divine Wohi ruler to the throne)
(Come forth king of bird catchers)
(Adorned with the plumage of the mamo)
(He is the beautiful flower of Hawaii)
(Kalakaua is his name)
(A namesong for the chief, Kakakaua) |
