Aloha 'Oe

Album: albums by various artists (1878)
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  • Ha?aheo ka ua i n? pali
    Ke nihi a?ela i ka nahele
    E hahai ana paha i ka liko
    Pua ??hihi lehua o uka

    HUI:
    Aloha ?oe, aloha ?oe
    E ke onaona noho i ka lipo
    One fond embrace, a ho?i a?e au
    Until we meet again

    ?O ka hali?a aloha i hiki mai
    Ke hone a?e nei i ku?u manawa
    ?O ?oe n? ka?u ipo aloha
    A loko e hana nei

    HUI

    Maopopo ku?u ?ike i ka nani
    N? pua rose o Maunawili
    I laila hia?ia n? manu
    Miki?ala i ka nani o ka lipo

    HUI
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Comments: 4

  • Gerald from Pearl City, HiAloha Lino, you are on the right track, Do not give up about the song our Queen Liliu'okalani wrote, Because it's from her heart, and it sure never be forgotten, Pray hard and it will come to you what you are looking for .The Shining Star had Explode into three little Shining Star over me from the sky well holding Queen Liliu`okalani song she wrote Aloha Oe. made me understand the meaning of the song . the three little Shining Star was the meaning of Aloha HELLO,LOVE and GOODBYE. I could not believe what I saw with my own eyes, It was a beautiful sight. I know it was the Queen spirit, it were beautiful like her heart. Keep searching
  • Evan from Honolulu, HiHey Lino I'm from Hawaii born and raised and part Hawaiian and I just would like to tell you we youngsters still love this song and me as an individual am still a bit upset on what happened but understand that what is done is done so all I can do is try and preserve the little culture we have left and I just want to say thank you for researching this. It makes me happy to know people still want to preserve our culture. Keep going Imua!
  • Lalah from Wasilla, AkHey Lino, maybe this song has waned in popularity in its original home but good National songs have a way of coming back in a generation. Good luck with your research and preserve it for them. What about the Hawaiian War Chant? I haven't heard it in years. Ray Charles singers recorded it with brass back up and it was catchy. Years later I found out that Hawaiian warriors would stamp their feet and wave their spears while yelling the war chant just before they battled. Perhaps the first white to hear it was Captian Cook moments before they ran him through. Ask any Hawaiian, I bet they're still proud of that! At least enough to provide you some research.
  • Lino from San Francisco, CaI have been working on the history of "Aloha Oe" for some time, hoping to write a good article with my findings. I have run into snags along the road but I am not going to give up the ship! Perhaps the people of Hawaii, particularly the young sprouts, have grown tired of Queen Liliu'okalani's famed melody. It, like other famous world-class songs--"Cielito lindo," "O Sole mio," "Santa Lucia" and others--has suffered from overkill over the long years since its birth. Still it remains a very special song and one with a colorful history. George S. Kanahele mentioned that "minor controversy has surrounded its origin." This may be somewhat of an understatement, yet it adds to the fascination of this shining star of the Hawaiian Hit Parade!
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