'Ike au i ka nani o Waimea e                       I see the beauty of Waimea
Kipu'upu'u nani makani pahili     beautiful kipu'upu'u, strong cyclonic winds
ke anu ha'ukeke e                                      and the shivering cold

I ka poli o ka ua e honihoni ana e           In the heart of the kissing rain
kakahiaka he moani ke'ala            a wafting fragrant breeze in the morning
ke awapuhi ho'i e                                           it is the awapuhi

Ua uhi pa'a 'oe me kapohina e              You are firmly covered by the mist 
Ke kuahiwi kaulana i ka luna                   the famous mountain high above
Kanehoa, milika'a e                              Kanehoa, repeatedly caressed

Aia i ka nani o Kamuela e                      There is the beauty of Kamuela
a ua kiss ka pua never-fading                            kissed by the flower
beauty e lei                                          the never-fading beauty
ka lehau melemele                                            the yellow lehua

Puana e ka wehi                                             Told is the story 
o ka 'aina e                                     of the adornment of the land
ka home nani wale i kakahiaka            the home so beautiful in the morning
ke anu o Waimea e                                      and the cold of Waimea

Waimea, he nani nani wale e                             Waimea, just a beauty