Taropatch.net
Taropatch.net
Home | Profile | Register | Active Topics | Active Polls | Members | Search | FAQ | $upport
Username:
Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?

HomeWhat is slack key?Hawai`i News HeadlinesTalk story at our message boardArtists, Clubs and more...
spacer.gif (45 bytes)

 All Forums
 General
 Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar / Hawaiian Music
 Kamalani 'o Keaukaha story
 New Topic  Reply to Topic
 Printer Friendly
Author Previous Topic Topic Next Topic  

chunky monkey
Ha`aha`a

USA
1023 Posts

Posted - 07/20/2012 :  06:34:00 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Can someone tell me the "story" behind this Lena Machado tune? Thanks

RWD
`Olu`olu

USA
850 Posts

Posted - 07/20/2012 :  07:00:03 AM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
One of my favorite Ozzie arrangements is of this song. I have the Lena Machado album (CD) at home. Were you looking for more than the liner notes? I can post about the notes later if you like.

Bob
Go to Top of Page

markwitz
`Olu`olu

USA
841 Posts

Posted - 07/20/2012 :  1:00:23 PM  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
From the book "Songbird Of Hawai'i" written by Pi'olani Motta, Lena Machado's hanai (adopted) daughter.

"Kamalani means "Favored child." Aunty Lena used this word as an expression of endearment for the people of the district of Keaukaha on the Island Of Hawai'i. She made frequent tours of the islands in order to help raise money for different Hawaiian communities and churches, and she was greeted in different ways in each of her stops. She said that the people of Hilo, especially those of the Hawaiian Homestead lands in Keaukaha, were among the most loving and appreciative of hosts."

This was the first paragraph.

Elaborated even more in this great book about Lena Machado and the song she wrote. Highly reccomend this book.


Nani pua `a`ala onaona i ka ihu
E moani nei i ka pai pu hala
Mehana ku`u poli i ka hanu a ka ipo
I hui puia me ke aloha pumehana

Carnation i wili `ia me maile lauli`i
`Iliwai like ke aloha pili polu
Darling sweet lei onaona o ia kaha
E ho`oipo nei me ke Kamalani o Keaukaha

Beautiful, flowers sweetly fragrant
Scented, gentle breeze in groves of hala
My heart is warmed by my darling's breath
Kiss sweetly fragrant with the warmest love

Carnation entwined with the small-leaved maile
Love moistly clinging, level as water's surface
Darling, sweet fragrant lei of this place
Sharing love with Keaukaha's favored child

"The music of the Hawaiians, the most fascinating in the world, is still in my ears and
haunts me sleeping and waking."
Mark Twain
Go to Top of Page
  Previous Topic Topic Next Topic  
 New Topic  Reply to Topic
 Printer Friendly
Jump To:
Taropatch.net © 2002 - 2014 Taropatch.net Go To Top Of Page
This page was generated in 0.03 seconds. Snitz Forums 2000