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Topic: "Pua Lilia": Lap Steel D major and A6 tuning |
Kay Das
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 30 Apr 2011 2:12 pm |
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Beautiful composition by Alfred Unauna Alohikea, played here on lap steels: electro-acoustic Charvel Jackson tuned to DADF#AD and Steelocaster A6 tuning. This is my arrangement and all tracks are by me. Key of F.
Re-discovered this tune on a recent visit to Hawaii...
Listen to the rain
Creeping silently along the cliffs
It looks as if this flower has been plucked
Shapely the upland
The very upland that I'll enjoy
With the sweet fragrance of my flower
You are a flower, always to wear as a lei
The fragrance of my lily blossom
or the Hawaiian:
`Auhea wale `oe e ka ua
Ke nihi a`e nei i nâ pali
Ka helena o ia pua i `ako `ia
He popohe mai nei ia uka
Ia uka ho`i na`u e walea ai
Me ke `ala onaona o ku`u pua
He pua `oe na`u i lei mau ai
Ke `ala o ku`u pua lilia
A natural musician who could not read or write music, Alohikea was Kaua'i's composer laureate. Described by Charles E. King as one of the greatest entertainers, Andy Cummings called him the finest single performer in Hawai'i. A farmer, fisherman, and quite a lady's man, he often sailed between Kaua`i, Niihau and Oahu, to trade fish and taro. There was a "Lily" on each of the islands. He wrote the lyrics on one trip and the melody on another.
http://soundcloud.com/kay-das/01-pua-lilia
or
http://www.4shared.com/audio/4Oq7QdbY/Pua_Lilia.html
Enjoy!
Kay
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 30 Apr 2011 2:45 pm
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Thanks for a great piece of Hawaiiana, and a beautiful rendition. Aloha Nui Loa.
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Don't go in the water after lunch. You'll get a cramp and drown. - Mother. |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 30 Apr 2011 11:00 pm
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Hey Kay, that was nice!! That steel has a nice tone for that tune too!  |
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Kay Das
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 4 May 2011 8:59 pm
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David and Bill,
Grateful for the appreciation...
Kay |
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