King David Kalākaua
Eia Nō Kāwika
Eia nō Kāwika e
O ka heke aʻo nā pua e Ka uwila ma ka hikina e Mālamalama Hawaiʻi e Kuʻi e ka lono Pelekani e A lohe e kuʻini ʻo Palani e Na wai e ka pua i luna e Na Kapaʻakea he makua e Haʻina ʻia mai ka puana e Kalani Kāwika he inoa e |
This is David
The greatest of all flowers (He is) the lighting in the east That brightens Hawaii News reached England Also heard by the French queen Who is the flower of high rank? Kapaʻakea is his father Tell the refrain King David, is his name |