O Ka-lalau, pali a’ala ho’i, e,
Ke ako ia a’e la e ka wahine;
A’ala ka pali i ka laua’e[6] e
I Hono-pú, Wai-aloha.
Aloha oe la, e-e!
TRANSLATION
Your verdant mountain walls, Lalau—
Where the nymphs pluck harvest of wreaths—
Fragrant with breath of lau-a’e,
Fed by love’s waters at Hono-pú;