Mahalo nui ia
Ke Ali iwahine o Hawai'i
O lili ulani
O ka Wohi ku
Ka pipio mai o ke anuenue
Na waihooluu a halikeole
Na hana e je aloha
Ma'alo ana i ka ua lana malie
E nana na maka I ke ao malama
Mai Hawaii akea I Kauai

I ka lani malama
Hoieke mai ana la i ka nani

O Kal'kaua he inoa
O Ka pua mae ole I ka I'
Ka pua maila I ka mauna
I ke kuahiwi o Mauna kea
Ke'maila I K'lauea
M'lamalama I Wahinekapu
A ka luna o Uw'kahuna
I ka pali kapu o Ka auea
Ea mai ke ali I kia manu
Ua wehi I ka hulu o ka mamo
Ka pua nani a o Hawaii
O Kal'kaua he inoa

O kal kaua he inoa
Ka pua mae ole I ka I'
Ka pua maila I ka mauna
I ke kuahiwi o Mauna kea
Ke'maila I K'laue
M'lamalama I Wahinekapu
A ka luna o Uw'kahuna
I ka pali kapu o Ka auea

Mahalo niu ia
Ke Ali iwahine o Hawai'i
O Lili ulani
O ka Wohi ku
Ea mai ke ali I kia manu
Ua wehi I ka hulu o ka mamo
Ka pua nani a o Hawaii
O Kal'kaua he inoa

He Inoa No Kalani Kalakaua Kulele

[English sub]

Greatly admired is Her Majesty
The Cheifess of Hawai'i
Lili'ulani - ruler of the land
The divine Wohi ruler to the throne
The arches of the rainbows
Beams of colours unequalled
Creation of love
Passing along within gentle rains
Look to the brightness of day
From the vastness of Hawai'i to Kaua'i

In the heaven's brightness
The beauty is revealed

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 of Her Majesty
The cheifless of Hawai'i
Lili'ulani ruler of the land
The divine Wohi ruler of 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 name song for the chief Kalakaua