Kû e ka `oli`oli nâ moku lâ
Ua kau a`e nei `o Lunalilo lâ

Ka mea i mana`o nui ia1â
E nâ lehulehu apau lâ

Mai Hawai`i a Kaua`i lâ
Ni`ihau i ka mole o Lehua lâ

Ua kau a`e nei i ke kini lâ
Aia me ka lani ki`eki`e lâ

`O ka wehiwehi `oe o ke kapu lâ
Mai nâ kupuna loa mai lâ

Ua kau i ka noho kalaunu lâ
`O ka lani Lunalilo he inoa lâ

Kahea:
He Inoa No Lunalilo

The islands are rejoicing
For Lunalilo is king

The person chosen
By the entire population

From Hawai`i to Kaua`i
Ni`ihau to the islet of Lehua

He is now the king
And numbered with the highest

A sacred person is he
A descendant of illustrious ancestors

This person on the throne
Is the king named Lunalilo

Call
Honor the name of Lunalilo