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wcerto
Ahonui
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 Posted - 08/28/2007 : 07:59:20 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrhOTLLGjvI
I do not know any particulars about where this was filmed, what the mele is or who the hula dancers are, but very one nice song.
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Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
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markwitz
`Olu`olu
USA
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Posted - 08/28/2007 : 12:29:30 PM
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The song is Pua Ahihi by Mary Kawena Pukui and Maddy Lam. The most famous version is done by the Kahauanu Lake Trio.
From www.huapala.org
Pua `Âhihi - Words by Mary Kawena Pûku'i, Music by Maddy Lam
Click Title to Access Melody
Me `oe ka `ano`i e ka `âhihi
Ka lei milika`a a ka`u aloha
He aloha makamae kai hiki mai
He `ala honehone i ka pu`uwai
He waiwai `oe i ka`u `ike
Ua kehakeha i luna a`o Lanihuli
Huli mai nô `oe `olu kâua
I mehana ho`i au a`i ko poli
Ha`ina ka puana no ku`u lei
Ka pua `âhihi a`o Lanihuli
With you is my desire, o `âhihi
The lei caressed over and over by my love
It is a precious love, that comes to me
A fragrance teasing the heart
You are of great value in my sight
High above Lanihuli
Turn to me, let us comfort one another
Let me be warmed by your bosom
The story is told for my lei
The `âhihi blossom of Lanihuli
Source: Maddy Lam composed this song for Kahauanu Lake, as a gift to Maiki Aiu. This was first danced by April Peeples Chock and presented as a ho`okupu to Maiki. She loved the mele and it became the signature song of her halau. This mele compares a sweetheart to the beautiful `âhihi blossom. The ahihi, a low spreading shrub-like bush with a twisted trunk (Metrosiderous) is a form of lehua. Lanihuli is the peak west of the Nu`uanu pali gap where the `âhihi grows profusely. Music clip by Tonya Ferris Copyright Criterion Music Corp
We just saw them in Felton, Ca. last Tuesday night. They put on a wonderful show. This film is not from that show, however. |
"The music of the Hawaiians, the most fascinating in the world, is still in my ears and
haunts me sleeping and waking."
Mark Twain |
Edited by - markwitz on 08/28/2007 12:35:18 PM |
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