He Mele No Lilo

A Song for Lilo

He Mele No Lilo

The greatest gratitude to her MajestyMahalo nui 'ia ke Ali'i wahine
The Queen of Hawaii, Liliʻuokalani'O Lili'ulani 'O ka Wohi kū
Who captured the rainbow watercolorsKa pipi'o mai o ke ānuenue
Flashes of unmatched colorsNā waiho'olu'u a hālike 'ole
To see the rising dawnE nānā nā maka i ke ao malama
From the vastness of Hawaii to KauaiMai 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 mountainKa pua maila i ka mauna
The high hill of Mauna KeaI ke kuahiwi 'o Mauna Kea
Brilliant white is KilaueaKe 'ā maila i Kīlauea
Illuminating the Sacred WomanMālamalama i Wahinekapu
At the top of UwekahunaA ka luna o Uwēkahuna
It's the sacred cliff of Ka'aueaI ka pali kapu o Ka'auea

The king of the bird catchers arrivesEa mai ke ali'i kia manu
Adorned with mamo feathersUa wehi i ka hulu o ka mamo
The beautiful flower of HawaiiKa 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 mountainKa pua maila i ka mauna
The high hill of Mauna KeaI ke kuahiwi 'o Mauna Kea
Brilliant white is KilaueaKe 'ā maila i Kīlauea
Illuminating the Sacred WomanMālamalama i Wahinekapu
At the top of UwekahunaA ka luna o Uwēkahuna
It's the sacred cliff of Ka'aueaI ka pali kapu o Ka'auea

The greatest gratitude to her MajestyMahalo nui 'ia ke Ali'i wahine
The Queen of Hawaii, Liliʻuokalani'O Lili'ulani 'O ka Wohi kū
The king of the bird catchers arrivesEa mai ke ali'i kia manu
Adorned with mamo feathersUa wehi i ka hulu o ka mamo
The beautiful flower of HawaiiKa 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