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luna I ka pali ‘o Nu’uanu

(Atop the Nu’uanu Pali)
ka ua noe I ka makani kolonahe
(The misty rain and soft breeze)
Kau mai ka hali’a no ‘oe
(Fond memories come upon me of u) ‘ike maka I ku’u one hanau e
(As I gaze out upon the land of my birth)

Eia me a’u ko aloha
(Here with me is your love) Ho’olali I ka pili ‘ao’ao
(A love that clings to the side) Popo’i mai ana I ku’u maka (Blanketing my eyes)
Papalu I ka lihilihi
(Covering my lashes)

He nui ke aloha no ka ua li’ili’i
(A great love for this little rain)

He nui ke aloha no ka ua ‘apuakea (Indeed a great love for the apuakea rain) Honi mau I ku’u
papalina

(That constantly kisses my cheeks)
Pili mau I ku’u pu’uwai
(Held forever in my heart)

‘Ohu’ohu ‘O Lanihuli I ke ao ‘opua
(Lanihuli is festively adorned by the clouds) He ‘opua aloha I ka malie
(Billowing clouds of love in the calm) Hanohano I ke alo o ke kuahiwi
(So dignified in the face of the mountains) He kupu aloha, aloha e
A beloved sprout, loved indeed