”Vocal 1:”
Mahalo nui ia Ke Ali`i wahine
`O Lili`ulani `O ka Wo hi ku
Ka pipio mai o ke anuenuehi
Na waiho`o lu`u a halikeole`e
E nana na maka i ke ao malama mai
Hawai`i akea i Kaua`i
”Vocal 2:”
‘O Kalākaua he inoa
‘O ka pua mae’ole i ka lā
Ka pua maila i ka mauna
I ke kuahiwi ‘o Mauna Kea
Ke ‘ā maila i Kīlauea
Mālamalama i Wahinekapu
A ka luna o Uwēkahuna
I ka pali kapu o Ka’auea
Ea mai ke ali’i kia manu
Ua wehi ka hula o ka mamo
Ka pua nani a’o Hawai’i
‘O Kalākaua he inoa
‘O Kalākaua he inoa
‘O ka pua mae’ole i ka lā
Ka pua maila i ka mauna
I ke kuahiwi ‘o Mauna Kea
Ke ‘ā maila i Kīlauea
Mālamalama i Wahinekapu
A ka luna o Uwēkahuna
I ka pali kapu o Ka’auea
Mahalo nui ‘ia ke Kuini
Ke Ali’iwahine o Hawai’i
‘O Lili’ulani kū i ka moku
O ka Wohi kū i ke kalaunu
Ea mai ke ali’i kia manu
Ua wehi ka hula o ka mamo
Ka pua nani a’o Hawai’i
‘O Kalākaua he inoa
He Inoa No Kalani Kalākaua Kulele
English Translation:
”Vocal 1:”
Greatly admired is Her Majesty
The Chiefess of Hawai’i
Lili’ulani, ruler of the land
The divine Wohi ruler to the throne
The arches of rainbows
Beams of color unequaled
Creations of love
Passing along within gentle rains
Look to the brightness of day
From the vastness of Hawai’i to Kaua’i
In the heavens brightness
The beauty is revealed
”Vocal 2:”
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 Hawai’i
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 Chiftess of Hawai’i
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 Hawai’i
Kalakaua is his name
A namesong for the chief, Kalakaua