Translation of the song lyrics He Mele No Lilo - Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu, Kamehameha Schools Children's Chorus

He Mele No Lilo (original)

Mahalo nui ia Ke Ali’i wahine
'O Lili’ulani 'O ka Wo hi ku
Ka pipio mai o ke anuenue
Na waiho’o lu’u a halikeole’e
E nana na maka i ke ao malama mai
Hawai’i akea i Kaua’i
Ke Kuini o Hawai’i
Ku i ka moku i ke Kalaunu
Na hana a ke aloha Maalo
Ana i ka ua lana malie
I ka lani malama Hoike
Mai ana la I ka nani
'O Kalakaua he inoa
'O Ka pua mae’ole i ka la
Ka pua maila i ka mauna
I ke kuahiwi o Mauna Kea
Ke’amaila i Kilauea
Malamalama i Wahine kapu
A ka luna o Uwekahuna
I ka pali kapu o Kilauea
Ea mai ke ali’i kia manu
Ua wehi ka hulu o kamamo
Ka pua nani a’o Hawai’i
'O Kalakaua he inoa
'O Kalakaua he inoa
'O Ka pua mae’ole i ka la
Ka pua maila i ka mauna
I ke kuahiwi o Mauna Kea
Ke’a mai la i Kilauea
Malamalama i Wahinekapu
A ka luna o Uwekahuna
I ka pali kapu o Kilauea
Mahalo nui ia Ke Ali’i wahine
(Ke Kuini o Hawai’i)
'O Lili’ulani Wo ka 'O hi ku
(Ku i ka moku i ke Kalaunu)
Ea mai ke ali’i kia manu
Ua wehi i ka hulu o ka mamo
Ka pua nani a’o Hawai’i
'O Kalakaua he inoa
He Inoa No Kalani Kalakaua Kulele

He Mele No Lilo (translation)

Many thanks to the Queen
Liliʻulani, Wo hi ku
The bow of the rainbow
Submerged and uneven colors
Let your eyes behold the morning
Hawaiʻi is wide on Kauaʻi
The Queen of Hawaiʻi
Arrive on the island to the Crown
The deeds of love Maalo
Measuring the rain gently
In the Heavenly Month Report
From the beauty
Kalakaua was a name
The white flower in the sun
The flowers bloomed on the mountain
In the mountains of Mauna Kea
Weather in Kilauea
Understanding Sacred Women
And the chief was Uwekahuna
To the sacred cliffs of Kilauea
Let the king catch birds
The feathers of the kamamo were fluttered
The beautiful flower of Hawaiʻi
Kalakaua was a name
Kalakaua was a name
The white flower in the sun
The flowers bloomed on the mountain
In the mountains of Mauna Kea
Crossing over to Kilauea
Light at Wahinekapu
And the chief was Uwekahuna
To the sacred cliffs of Kilauea
Many thanks to the Queen
(Queen of Hawaiʻi)
Lili'ulani Wo ka O hi ku
(Reaches the island to the Crown)
Let the king catch birds
It has frightened the feathers of the offspring
The beautiful flower of Hawaiʻi
Kalakaua was a name
A Name For Kalani Kalakaua Kulele