Eia mai nā lehua The lehua are here
e kau mai ana i luna appearing up [in the trees]
e nā manu leo nahenahe O dear sweet-voiced birds
e inu a kena i ka wai Come and drink your fill of the nectar
o nā pua i mohala pono of the flowers that have blossomed well
He mai, he mai, he mai ē Come, come, come
This response calls out to the “sweet-voiced birds”, which are the students, whose chant is pleasing to our ears. Our call states that we offer to them our lehua in full bloom, to drink of and get their fill, in other words, we offer our well-developed talents unto our students to learn as much as they can. Then a simple invitation, “Come, come, come.”