- Kalâkaua a he inoa
- Ka pua mae`ole i ka la
- Ea ea ea ea
- Ka pua mae`ole i ka la
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- Ke pua maila ika mauna
- Ke kuahiwi o Maunakea
- Ea ea ea ea
- Ke `a maila i Kilauea
- Malamalama o wahine kapu
- Ea ea ea ea
- A luna o Uwe Kahuna
- Ka pali kapu o Ka`au
- Ea ea ea ea
- Ea mai ke ali`i kia manu
- Ua wehi i ka hulu o ka mamo
- Ea ea ea ea
- Kalâkaua he inoa
- Ka pua mae`ole i ka la
- Ea ea ea ea
- Ke pua maila ika mauna
- Kalâkaua is his name
- A flower that wilts not in the sun
- Tra la la la
- Blooming on the summit
- Of the mountain, Mauna Kea
- Tra la la la
- Burning there at Kilauea
- The light of the sacred woman
- Tra la la la
- Above UweKahuna
- The sacred cliff of Ka`au
- Tra la la la
- The bird catching chief rises
- Adorned with feathers of the mamo bird
- Tra la la la
- Kalâkaua is the name
- A flower that does not wilt in the sun
- Tra la la la
- A flower that wilts not in the sun
Source: Baker Collection, Noble's Hawaiian Hulas, Music Copyright 1931, 59 Miller Music Corp. This is a mele inoa (name song) for King David Kalakaua set to music. Mauna Kea or white mountain is the highest in the Hawaiian Islands (13,792 ft). Kilauea is an active volcano on the flank of Mauna Loa or long mountain. Wahine kapu is Pele, the fire goddess. Mamo is the black Hawaiian honey creeper bird (drepanis pacifica). Uwe-Kahuna (crying priest) is the cliff above Kilauea Crater. Ka'au is the name of the delicate rain from the cliff.