This mele is so sweet...I was just listening to it in the car by Andy Cummings.
I thought I knew and understood the words but just for some reason decided to look them up on huapala.org. I actually thought the second line in first verse was speaking about a pregnant (hapai) flower...thought maybe the kaona was about how beautiful the woman was when pregnant, and same time giving honor to Kaua`i for its beauty. Duh.
And just for the record, Andy Cummings says "ona-ona"
Still is a beautiful song. I think that shall be my April song to study.
Kaua`i Beauty - by Henry Wai`au
Hanohano Kaua`i Manokalanipö Kihäpai pua ua kaulana
`Ohu`ohu i ka maile a`o ka nahele I ke `ala onaona o ka mokihana
I wili `ia me ka maile lau li`ili`i Ke Ôala hoÔoheno o ka malihini
Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana Ku`u lei mokihana e moani nei
Ha`ina `ia mai ana ka puana Ku`u lei mokihana poina `ole
Glorious is Kaua`i of Manokalanipo A famous flower garden
Adorned with maile of the forest And the sweet fragrance of mokihana
Entwined with small leafed maile A fragrance cherished by visitors
Tell the refrain My mokihana lei whose fragrance is wind-borne
Aloha Sarah, and everyone else! That is indeed...a very sweet tune. I use to try and play it as much as possible "Kaua'i Beauty" is especially sweet in C-tuning. Now I have to try see if I still no how to play it...ha!ha!ha! A Hui Hou!
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Posted - 04/03/2007 : 08:13:09 AM
"Kaua'i Beauty" is especially sweet in C-tuning. Now I have to try see if I still no how to play it...ha!ha!ha!
A Hui Hou!
