Niniu ke ao iki /Spinning are small clouds Niniu ke ao nui /Spinning are large clouds Niniu ke ao loa /Spinning are the long ones A ke ao pokole /And the short ones
\"Auhea 'oe 'e Keaomelemle? /Where are you Keomelemele? Ka wahine ha'alewa i ke ao e /The woman swaying in the clouds Ha'a ana paha ('oe) ia Kahuwailana /Perhaps dancing at Kahuwailana Ke kaupoku o Konahuanui e /The ridgepole of Konahuanui
Ulu mai ka mana'o e 'ike i ka nani /Inspires the mind to see the beauty Ke kuhikuhi e na lima no'eau e /The gestures made by skillful hands
(Chorus) He kai kau ha'a /A dancing sea He 'elau la'au /A tree's canopy He mauna ki'eki'e /A majestic mountain He manu /A bird He makani /A breeze He ua noe / A fine misty rain
E nana ka maka a i ka lani /Let the eyes look to the heaven Ka laniho'omaha i ka ha'iu'iu e / A place of relief in the highest Ka wahine nani a'o Ke'alohilani /The beautiful woman of Ke'alohilani No 'o Keaomelemele la he inoa e /For Keaomelemele is her name.