Words & music by Robert Waialeale
Aia i ka uka a`o Mânâwaiopuna Nâ wai pâlua i ke alo pali Ua `ike i ka wailele a`o Môpua I ke ani i ka lau o ka makani Hui: Pulu au i ka hunahuna wai Wai kaulana a`o Minehaha I laila ku`u `upu ku`u li`a ana I ka wailele o Mânâwaiopuna	There in the uplands of Mânâwaiopuna The two streams before the face of the cliff I have seen the waterfall of Môpua Swayed by the movement of the wind Chorus Wet was I by the spray of the water The famous water of Minehaha There is my pride, my joy The waterfall of Mânâwaiopuna
Source: Kings's Hawaiian Melodies Copyright 1920, 43 Charles E. King - The composer, the father of singer-composer Lena Machado, praises the beauty of this waterfall in the uplands of Kaua`i. Translated by Mary Pukui.