A heaha kou makemake
E Mauna `A`ala hu`ihu`i
E ko mai nei i ke `ala o ko hanu
A ilihia na manu o ka la`i

Hui:
Wehiwehi `oe e Mauna `A`ala
Ka huina o ke aloha me ke onaona
`Ala ona paha na ke onaona
Ke `ala i pili pa`a i ka pua
E moani ke `ala nahenahe
Nowelo mâlie i ka pu`uwai
A he waiwai ka pilina a ke aloha
I mehana i ka poli o lehua

What is it that you want
O cool Mauna `A`ala
Hither is borne the fragrance of your breath
Till it overcomes the birds in the calm

Chorus:
Lovely are you, O Mauna `A`ala
Where love and fragrance meet
A sweetness most desirable
The fragrance that belongs to flowers
The gentle fragrance is wafted about
And quietly finds its way into the heart
It is a treasure, a mate to love
That warms the bosom of Lehua