Halema`uma`u - by Bill Ali`iloa Lincoln

 
`Ike `ia i ka nani a`o Halema`uma`u
Me ke ahi kaulana a`o ka wahine
 
 
He ali`i nui `oe nâ ka malihini
O neia `âina pâhoehoe
 
 
Onaona nâ maka o ka malihini
I ka ho`opulu `ia e ka ua noe
 
 
Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana
`Ike `ia i ka nani a`o Halema`uma`u
Behold the beauty of Halema`uma`u
And its famous fire of the woman, Pele
 
 
To the visitor of the land of lava rocks
Evident it is that you are a great chiefess
 
 
Wonder shows in the eyes of the visitors
Gazing upon you in the misty rain
 
 
This is the end of my song
Of seeing the beauty of Halema`uma`u

 

Source: Na Mele Aloha - Translation by Mary Puku`i