By Johnny Noble and his Hawaiians with vocal solo by Emma Bush, recorded in 1929.
Paroles :
A he sure maoli no e a ( Surely, it is so, the genuine )
Meke onaona, auwe he (Attractiveness and )
Me ka nani, o Kalamaula (Splendor of Kalamaula)
E kapaia nei ea (There in the bower)
He u'i mai hoi kau, auwe he (We arrive and behold the beauty and)
Me ka nani, o Kalamaula (Splendor of Kalamaula)
Aina ua kaulana (This land is famous)
I ka ho`opulapula, auwe he (A homestead land)
Me ka nani, o Kalamaula (The splendor of Kalamaula)
E hoi kaua ea (Let us return)
E noho i ka aina, auwe he (And reside in)
Me ka nani, o Kalamaula (The splendor of Kalamaula)
Ha`ina ka puana ea (Tell the refrain)
Hoi mai kaua, auwe he (Let us return to)
Me ka nani, o Kalamaula (The splendor of Kalamaula)