Kalākaua - Music by Lydia Bray Click Title to Access Melody
Kalākaua a he inoa Ka pua maeʻole i ka lā ʻEā ʻeā ʻeā ʻeā   Ke pua maila i ka mauna Ke kuahiwi o Mauna Kea Ea ea ea ea   Ke ʻa maila i Kīlauea Mālamalama o wahine kapu ʻEā ʻeā ʻeā ʻeā   A luna o Uwē-kahuna Ka pali kapu o Kaʻau ʻEā ʻeā ʻeā ʻeā   Ea mai ke aliʻi kia manu Ua wehi i ka hulu o ka mamo ʻEā ʻeā ʻeā ʻeā   Kalākaua he inoa Ka pua maeʻole i ka lā ʻEā ʻeā ʻeā ʻeā	King David Kalākaua	Kalākaua is his name A flower that wilts not in the sun Tra la la la   Blooming on the summit Of the mountain, Mauna Kea Tra la la la   Burning there at Kīlauea The light of the sacred woman Tra la la la   Above Uwē-kahuna The sacred cliff of Kaʻau Tra la la la   The bird catching chief rises Adorned with feathers of the mamo bird Tra la la la   Kalākaua is the name A flower that does not wilt in the sun Tra la la la
Source: Johnny Noble’s Royal Collection of Hawaiian Songs © 1927 Johnny Noble Rights throughout the world controlled by Miller Music Corp. This is a mele inoa (name song) for King David Kalākaua set to music. Mauna Kea or white mountain is the highest in the Hawaiian Islands (13,792 ft). Kīlauea is an active volcano on the flank of Mauna Loa or long mountain. Wahine kapu is Pele, the fire goddess. Mamo is the black Hawaiian honey creeper bird (drepanis pacifica). Uwe-kahuna (crying priest) is the cliff above Kīlauea Crater and was the name of one of Chief Kahawali's priests. He challenged Pele to a holua sledding contest after she defeated Kahawali. Kaʻau is the name of the delicate rain from the cliff. Music clip by Gippy Cooke