He lei keakea noho mai lā i ka mauna Ka mauna ki'eki'e i luna kū kilakila Kilakila no luna No luna i ke ao My friend and I would sometimes roam The trails of Mauna Kea And in the evening we'd come home And see her standing there The moon moves around her when she sleeps The clouds stand beside her when she weeps And I could be forgotten and a thousand miles away And still I would recall the beauty of Mauna Kea Now to any land you go She will be with you If you love her like I do 'O Mauna Kea And I live in the city now And I see different things In the nights when I'm alone She is in my dreams The wind spins all around her when she wakes The sun spreads its warmth across her face And I could be forgotten and a thousand miles away And still I would recall the beauty of Mauna Kea Of Mauna Kea Of Mauna Kea