The greatest gratitude to her Majesty Mahalo nui 'ia ke Ali'i wahine The Queen of Hawaii, Liliʻuokalani 'O Lili'ulani 'O ka Wohi kū Who captured the rainbow watercolors Ka pipi'o mai o ke ānuenue Flashes of unmatched colors Nā waiho'olu'u a hālike 'ole To see the rising dawn E nānā nā maka i ke ao malama From the vastness of Hawaii to Kauai Mai Hawai'i ākea i Kaua'i
Kalakaua is his name 'O Kalākaua he inoa The flower that never withers in the Sun 'O Ka pua mae'ole i ka lā The flower blooms on the mountain Ka pua maila i ka mauna The high hill of Mauna Kea I ke kuahiwi 'o Mauna Kea Brilliant white is Kilauea Ke 'ā maila i Kīlauea Illuminating the Sacred Woman Mālamalama i Wahinekapu At the top of Uwekahuna A ka luna o Uwēkahuna It's the sacred cliff of Ka'auea I ka pali kapu o Ka'auea
The king of the bird catchers arrives Ea mai ke ali'i kia manu Adorned with mamo feathers Ua wehi i ka hulu o ka mamo The beautiful flower of Hawaii Ka pua nani a'o Hawai'i Kalakaua is his name 'O Kalākaua he inoa
Kalakaua is his name 'O Kalākaua he inoa The flower that never withers in the Sun 'O Ka pua mae'ole i ka lā The flower blooms on the mountain Ka pua maila i ka mauna The high hill of Mauna Kea I ke kuahiwi 'o Mauna Kea Brilliant white is Kilauea Ke 'ā maila i Kīlauea Illuminating the Sacred Woman Mālamalama i Wahinekapu At the top of Uwekahuna A ka luna o Uwēkahuna It's the sacred cliff of Ka'auea I ka pali kapu o Ka'auea
The greatest gratitude to her Majesty Mahalo nui 'ia ke Ali'i wahine The Queen of Hawaii, Liliʻuokalani 'O Lili'ulani 'O ka Wohi kū The king of the bird catchers arrives Ea mai ke ali'i kia manu Adorned with mamo feathers Ua wehi i ka hulu o ka mamo The beautiful flower of Hawaii Ka pua nani a'o Hawai'i Kalakaua is his name 'O Kalākaua he inoa
A song for our chief Kalakaua, cast forth! He Inoa No Kalani Kalākaua Kulele