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| Auntie Maria |
Posted - 04/12/2010 : 06:27:23 AM
Amy Stillman's blogs are always a treasure-trove of information -- and her latest one states that she "...shall inaugurate a new series focusing on SONGS, and share various perspectives on songs and their histories."
She starts with a newspaper column about the mele (from 1893), and goes to list known recordings of the mele, and more:
http://amykstillman.wordpress.com/ |
| 7 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Mika ele |
Posted - 04/28/2010 : 07:09:18 AM
Amy,
Mahalo Nui! I am sure Alika will appreciate your hard work. |
| kuulei88 |
Posted - 04/27/2010 : 4:51:38 PM
To the best of my ability and vision, here is my best shot at a transcription. I am transcribing off of ulukau.org, directly from Ka Lei Momi, July 1, 1893. There are parts that I have trouble with; they are flagged by question marks.
Aia i Alika o ka ihu o ka moku,
Ua hao a paihi ka peʻa i na kia
Ke liolio nei na kaula polena
Alualu ?? iho i ka pa a ka makani
Ke kau ae nei ka ihu o Makao
Ke iho ae nei e komo i Alika
Ma ke kai melemele ke kowa o Berina
Nani wale ka ikena, na pua i Kalona
I noho i ka iu, ka pilo i Himele
Ka hale pama hoomaka i ke kuia
Aia i Alika o ka ihu o ka moku
Nana i alakai kuhikuhi pololei
Ke ala pololei e ike ai oe
a loa o ka moana, ka piko o ka hema
Paa mai ? wakea, kaohi i ka mele
O ka mele o lehua, ?a o Kanaloa
A he hoa o you no ka a lealea
Enemi mai loko, pii e ka inaina
Ukiuki ae au, pa oe i ka newa
Ku i ke kuikui, i ka puupuu kahi.
Aia i Alika o ka ihu o ka moku
Ua kau e ka hae o ka holo keia
Ke lili mai nei na holokahiki
Ua hiki ae nei ka lono i Ladana
Ka oi o Hawaii, ka ike noeau
Noonoo kaulike o you me aʻu
Naʻu i hookele ku i Bosetona
Lele na ohua na eepakele
Ma kuu pekeke ka makana he aloha
Lihilihi daimana kapa o Kinikula
Aia i Alikao ka ihu o ka moku
Ke hali lua nei ke panana
Nana ia ae ka ohe latitu
I ike pono ?? na mile i koe aku
E hiki aku ai i Poka Ailana
Ua lana ka manao a huli hoi aku
Inu i ka wai ohi o loko o Halehai
Haihai olelo aoao me ke hoa
Hoa o ka ?aika ke ano ahiahi
Holoholo mahina i ka huikaulua
He nui na moku holo piliaina o kakou i holo aku ma ka la i nehinei. |
| Mika ele |
Posted - 04/27/2010 : 08:38:24 AM
Alika
I have asked Daniel Ho and Doug Katsumoto (also taropatchers) for some help as they both have worked with Dr. Stillman.
Aloha
Mike |
| alika207 |
Posted - 04/25/2010 : 01:55:57 AM
Could one of you guys e-mail me the four different written versions of the mele, please? My voiceover can't seem to read them for some odd reason. Mahalo. |
| chunky monkey |
Posted - 04/12/2010 : 3:06:21 PM
very cool. I hope we can get the regular updates |
| wcerto |
Posted - 04/12/2010 : 09:56:28 AM
This is the kind of stuff I love! I like all the history behind the mele. Amy, you are so kind to share your knowledge with us without having to come to Michigan and enroll in school and pay college tuition. Your gifts of knowledge to us are so precious. Mahalo piha. |
| Admin |
Posted - 04/12/2010 : 08:01:08 AM
This is great! Thanks for letting us know, Auntie Maria. And thank you Dr. Stillman!!! |
