O ke kaʻa Rapid Transit kaʻu aloha
I ka nome mālie i ka alahao
Hao ana e ka manaʻo ke kalaiwa
Ehuehu i ke kula loa o Kalihi
Ua laʻi ka helena me kuʻu aloha
Hone ana ka manaʻo i kuʻu poli
Hoʻolale mai ana a e huli hoʻi
E ʻike i ka nani o ke kapitala
Ka ihona o ke kula la o
Kalihi
Pa ana ka makani poʻai hale
I laila wau i kīlohi iho ai
I ka nani uluwehi a o ke kaona
Kau nui aku hoʻi koʻu manaʻo
E ʻike i ka nani aʻo Manoa
I laila wau ai i ka iho ai
O ke alanui nani kikeʻekeʻe
O ka hana ana ia a kaʻauwila
He pakika he paheʻe ka ihona pali
| It is the Rapid Transit that I love
Moving quietly over the rails
The driver puts on the power
Away we go over the distant plain to Kalihi
It was pleasant going along with my sweetheart
When a pleasant thought came into my mind
To turn about and go back
To see the beauty of the capital city
At the incline from the plain of Kalihi
Came a wind that rose among the houses
It was there that I caught a glimpse
Of the charming beauty of the city
Then I became determined
To see the beauty of Manoa
It was there that I saw
A beautiful street that wound crookedly
That is the way electricity works
We go slipping and sliding down the hill
|