Jerry Santos (pledge version)
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Jerry Santos (pledge version)
Jerry Santos (pledge version)
Jerry Santos (pledge version)
Special | 57m 26sVideo has Closed Captions
Jerry Santos (pledge version)
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♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ WAIHO IA KA IKE IA KAKOU WAIHA I KA HO O MAU ANA EIA KA MANAWA PONO NO KA PUNA HOU WAIHO IA KA IKAIKA IA KAKOU WAIHA I KA HO O MAU ANA EIA KA MANAWA PONO NO KA PUNA HOU HONOR THE GIFTS YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN CHERISH AND SHARE WITH YOUR HEART KUPUNA GUIDING YOU SURROUNDING YOU WITH THEIR LOVE WAIHO IA KE ALOHA IA KAKOU WAIHA I KA HO O MAU ANA EIA KA MANAWA PONO NO KA PUNA HOU HONOR THE GIFTS YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN CHERISH AND SHARE WITH YOUR HEART KUPUNA GUIDING YOU SURROUNDING YOU WITH THEIR LOVE WAIHO IA KE ALOHA IA KAKOU WAIHA I KA HO O MAU ANA EIA KA MANAWA PONO NO KA PUNA HOU EIA KA MANAWA PONO NO KA PUNA HOU NO KA PUNA HOU ♪♪ ♪♪ PBS HAWAII IS PLEASED TO OFFER SPECIAL GIFTS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
FOR YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE, YOU'LL RECEIVE THE DVD OF TONIGHT'S PROGRAM, NA MELE: JERRY SANTOS.
THE DVD FEATURES BONUS MATERIAL, INCLUDING THE STORY BEHIND EACH SONG, AND JERRY'S 1999 PERFORMANCE OF KU U HOME O KAHALU U.
WITH YOUR CONTRIBUTION OF $150 OR MORE, YOU'LL RECEIVE THE FOUR CD SET FEATURING THE MUSIC OF OLOMANA AND JERRY SANTOS.
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MAHALO.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ I CAN SEE "THE LO I KALO", OLD MEN WORKING IN THE "FIELDS" I CAN SEE LOADING THE TRUNK OF MY OLD BLUE OLDSMOBILE I SEE THE TEARS IN MY MAMA'S EYES WHEN SHE KISSED HER BABY GOODBYE I CAN STILL FEEL ALL OF THAT LOVE FROM HERE I CAN SEE THE "KALO LEAVES", SWAYING IN THE WIND JUST SWAYING IN THE WIND I CLOSE MY EYES AND MY MIND FLIES I'M RIGHT BACK HOME AGAIN I'M RIGHT BACK HOME IF I GET LOST WHILE I'M CHASING MY DREAMS I FIND MY WAY CAUSE MY HEART HAS WINGS I CAN STILL FEEL ALL OF THAT LOVE FROM HERE I WAS RAISED ON LOVE'S FOUNDATION MY ROCK OF AGES GOES UNSHAKEN THE FAITH AND HOPE THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME IS STRONGER THAN THE "KAUWILA" TREE MY MAMA TAUGHT ME TO STAND ALONE SHE LET ME GO BUT SHE STILL HOLDS ON I CAN STILL FEEL ALL OF THAT LOVE FROM HERE I CAN SEE THE "KALO LEAVES", SWAYING IN THE WIND JUST SWAYING IN THE WIND I CLOSE MY EYES AND MY MIND FLIES I'M RIGHT BACK HOME AGAIN I'M RIGHT BACK HOME IF I GET LOST WHILE I'M CHASING MY DREAMS I FIND MY WAY CAUSE MY HEART HAS WINGS I CAN STILL FEEL ALL OF THAT LOVE FROM HERE IF I GET LOST WHILE I'M CHASING MY DREAMS I FIND MY WAY CAUSE MY HEART HAS WINGS I CAN STILL FEEL ALL OF THAT LOVE FROM HERE I CAN STILL FEEL ALL OF THAT LOVE FROM HERE ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ I REMEMBER DAYS WHEN WE WERE YOUNGER WE USED TO CATCH O OPU IN THE MOUNTAIN STREAM 'ROUND THE KO OLAU HILLS WE'D RIDE ON HORSEBACK SO LONG AGO, IT SEEMS IT WAS A DREAM LAST NIGHT I DREAMT I WAS RETURNING AND MY HEART CALLED OUT TO YOU BUT I FEAR YOU WON'T BE LIKE I LEFT YOU ME KE ALOHA KU U HOME O KAHALU U I REMEMBER DAYS WHEN WE WERE WISER WHEN OUR WORLD WAS SMALL ENOUGH FOR DREAMS YOU HAVE LINGERED THERE MY SISTER AND I NO LONGER CAN IT SEEMS LAST NIGHT I DREAMT I WAS RETURNING AND MY HEART CALLED OUT TO YOU BUT I FEAR I AM NOT AS I LEFT YOU ME KE ALOHA KU U HOME O KAHALU U ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ CHANGE IS A STRANGE THING, IT CANNOT BE DENIED IT CAN HELP YOU FIND YOURSELF, OR MAKE YOU LOSE YOUR PRIDE MOVE WITH IT SLOWLY AS ON THE ROAD WE GO PLEASE DO NOT HOLD ON TO ME, WE ALL MUST GO ALONE I REMEMBER DAYS WHEN WE WERE SMILING WHEN WE LAUGHED AND SANG THE WHOLE NIGHT LONG AND I WILL GREET YOU AS I FIND YOU WITH THE SHARING OF A BRAND NEW SONG LAST NIGHT I DREAMT I WAS RETURNING AND MY HEART CALLED OUT TO YOU TO PLEASE ACCEPT ME AS YOU'LL FIND ME.
ME KE ALOHA KU U HOME O KAHALU U ME KE ALOHA KU U HOME O KAHALU U ME KE ALOHA KU U HOME O KAHALU U ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ UA LIKE NO A LIKE.
ME KA UA KANI LEHUA.
ME HE ALA E I MAI ANA.
AIA I LAILA KE ALOHA.
O OE NO KA U I UPU AI.
KU U LEI HIKI AHIAHI.
O KE KANI A NA MANU.
I NA HOLA O KE AUMOE.
AUHEA WALE ANA OE PUA CARNATION KA U ALOHA A KE LAWE IA ALA OE E KA MAKANI PA KOLONAHE KO ALOHA KA I HIKI MAI HO EHA I KA PU UWAI NOHO OE A MANA O MAI HO I MAI KAUA E PILI ♪♪ ♪♪ O OE NO KA U I UPU AI.
KU U LEI HIKI AHIAHI.
O KE KANI A NA MANU.
I NA HOLA O KE AUMOE.
I NA HOLA O KE AUMOE ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ PBS HAWAII IS PLEASED TO OFFER SPECIAL GIFTS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
FOR YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE, YOU'LL RECEIVE THE DVD OF TONIGHT'S PROGRAM, NA MELE: JERRY SANTOS.
THE DVD FEATURES BONUS MATERIAL, INCLUDING THE STORY BEHIND EACH SONG, AND JERRY'S 1999 PERFORMANCE OF KU U HOME O KAHALU U.
WITH YOUR CONTRIBUTION OF $150 OR MORE, YOU'LL RECEIVE THE FOUR CD SET FEATURING THE MUSIC OF OLOMANA AND JERRY SANTOS.
AND FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATION OF $200 OR MORE, RECEIVE BOTH THE DVD AND THE FOUR CD SET.
PLEASE CALL OR GO ONLINE NOW TO PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT TO PBS HAWAII.
MAHALO.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ NANI WALE NA PUA LEI KA ILIMA O KA U I HO OHENO O KAKUHIHEWA NANI WALE NA PUA LEI KA ILIMA O KA U I HO OHENO O KAKUHIHEWA HO OHIHI KA MANA O LA ILAILA NA PUA LEI ILIMA E KAULANA NEI THE WORDS SAY, MY THOUGHTS ARE CAPTURED, BY THE BEAUTY TO BE FOUND HERE, WHERE THESE BLOSSOMS OF THE LEI ILIMA ARE SO MUCH A PART OF THIS LAND, OAHU NEI.
KULANA KULANA HIEHIE ME KA HANOHANO HA AHEO I KA MAKA KE IKE AKU KAULANA KAULANA NA PUA LEI KA ILIMA KE KIKOWAENA O NA AILANA KAULANA NA PUA, HOW WELL KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE LAND, ARE OUR BLOSSOMS OF THE LEI ILIMA, FOR OAHU, OAHU NEI, IS THE CENTER OF ALL THE ISLANDS.
OHU OHU OHU OHU WALE AI NA MALIHINI KA NANI KAULANA POINA OLE OHU OHU WALE AI WHEN NEWCOMERS, NEW FRIENDS PERHAPS, ARE ADORNED WITH OUR BLOSSOMS OF THE LEI ILIMA, WILL THEN TRULY THE BEAUTY AND THE ALOHA THAT WE LOVE TO SHARE, WE KNEW IT WILL NOT SOON BE FORGOTTEN.
HA INA HA INA IA MAI ANA KA PUANA NA PUA LEI ILIMA E KAULANA NEI AND SO THIS MELE THAT COMES FROM HOKU'S GREAT-GRANDMA, EMILY KAU I ZUTTERMEISTER, SAYS I HAVE SHARED MY THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS WITH YOU, FOR THESE BLOSSOMS OF THE LEI ILIMA, THESE DESCENDANTS OF KAKUHIHEWA ARE SO MUCH A PART OF THIS LAND, OAHU NEI.
HA INA IA MAI ANA KA PUANA NA PUA LEI ILIMA E KAULANA NEI NA PUA LEI ILIMA E KAULANA NEI NA PUA LEI ILIMA E KAULANA NEI ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ O OPU NUI, TEWETEWE.
TA A MAI ANA, TEWETEWE.
PA I KA LANI, TEWETEWE TOHEOHEO, TEWETEWE.
O OPU NUI, TEWETEWE.
TA A MAI ANA, TEWETEWE.
PA I KA LANI, TEWETEWE TOHEOHEO, TEWETEWE.
O OPU NUI, TEWETEWE.
PA A I KA LIMA, TEWETEWE.
KE ONI NEI, TEWETEWE.
KUPAKA NEI, TEWETEWE.
O OPU NUI, TEWETEWE.
PA A I KA LIMA, TEWETEWE.
KE ONI NEI, TEWETEWE.
KUPAKA NEI, TEWETEWE OKAY MY TURN.
O OPU NUI, TEWETEWE.
TE TOMO NEI, TEWETEWE.
I TA UPENA, TEWETEWE.
A KAUA, TEWETEWE O OPU NUI, TEWETEWE.
TE TOMO NEI, TEWETEWE.
I TA UPENA, TEWETEWE.
A KAUA, TEWETEWE OKAY HOKU.
O OPU NUI, TEWETEWE.
BE CAREFUL, TEWETEWE.
E AKAHELE OE, TEWETEWE.
PA A OLE IA TAUA, TEWETEWE O OPU NUI, TEWETEWE.
OH, BE CAREFUL, TEWETEWE.
E AKAHELE OE, TEWETEWE.
♪♪ ♪♪ OH, HANA HOU!
♪♪ SHALL.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ O OPU NUI, TEWETEWE.
E AKAHELE OE, TEWETEWE.
O HEMO A E NEI, TEWETEWE.
O OPU NUI, TEWETEWE.
E AKAHELE OE, TEWETEWE.
O HEMO A E NEI, TEWETEWE.
PA A OLE IA TAUA, TEWETEWE ♪♪ ♪♪ O OPU NUI, TEWETEWE.
E AKAHELE OE, TEWETEWE.
O HEMO A E NEI, TEWETEWE.
PA A OLE IA TAUA, TEWETEWE OKAY WE ALL GO.
PBS HAWAII IS PLEASED TO OFFER SPECIAL GIFTS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
FOR YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE, YOU'LL RECEIVE THE DVD OF TONIGHT'S PROGRAM, NA MELE: JERRY SANTOS.
THE DVD FEATURES BONUS MATERIAL, INCLUDING THE STORY BEHIND EACH SONG, AND JERRY'S 1999 PERFORMANCE OF KU U HOME O KAHALU U.
WITH YOUR CONTRIBUTION OF $150 OR MORE, YOU'LL RECEIVE THE FOUR CD SET FEATURING THE MUSIC OF OLOMANA AND JERRY SANTOS.
AND FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATION OF $200 OR MORE, RECEIVE BOTH THE DVD AND THE FOUR CD SET.
PLEASE CALL OR GO ONLINE NOW TO PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT TO PBS HAWAII.
MAHALO.
♪♪ ♪♪ HE HO OHENO KEIA NO KU U MAKAMAKA KA WAHINE LEO HONE MAI LA IE THIS IS A SONG OF APPRECIATION, FOR MY DEAR FRIEND, THAT LADY WITH THE VOICE LIKE HONEY, WHO CAME TO US FROM LAIE.
HE NOHEA MAU OE I KA LEHULEHU MAI HAWAI I A KEAWE A NI IHAU AND YOU ARE ALWAYS SO ATTRACTIVE TO US, FROM HAWAII ISLAND TO THE SHORES OF NIIHAU.
HE LEI NANI OE NO HAWAI I NEI A MAKOU NEI E HA AHEO MAU AI AND YOU ARE LIKE A BEAUTIFUL LEI OF ADORNMENT FOR ALL OF HAWAII, AND ALL OF US ARE SO VERY PROUD OF YOU.
A PA A IHO OE A PA A PONO MA MELE NO EAU O KA AINA FOR YOU HAVE HELD FAST AND HELD CLOSE THE SONGS OF OUR LAND.
♪♪ ♪♪ PUANA KOU INOA I LOHE IA E GENOA KEAWE EO MAI OE AND SO ONCE AGAIN, WE SING IN APPRECIATION FOR THAT NAME THAT WE HOLD DEAR, AND WE SAY FOR YOU, GENOA KEAWE, IS THIS MELE INOA AND WE KNOW YOU ANSWER TO ITS CALL.
PUANA KOU INOA I LOHE IA E GENOA KEAWE EO MAI OE E GENOA KEAWE EO MAI OE E GENOA KEAWE EO MAI OE ♪♪ ♪♪ O MALIA NOW DON'T BE SHY O MALIA COME RAISE YOUR EYES FOR YOU HAVE THE BEAUTY THAT WAS TOUCHED BY NATURE'S HAND YOUR LONG DARK HAIR BLOWING GENTLY IN THE WIND THE SUN ON YOUR BROWN SHOULDERS KNOWS THIS IS WHERE YOU'D BE O MALIA STAY BY ME O MALIA WE MUST BE STRONG O MALIA WE'VE BEEN SILENT TOO LONG SO RAISE YOUR VOICE IN STORY OF OUR LAND TELL THEM HOW OUR FATHERS WORKED BY HAND FOR THEY SAW IN IT THE BEAUTY THAT ONLY LOVE CAN KEEP FROM DYING O MALIA DON'T YOU CRY THOUGH OUR LANDS THEY TAKE AWAY WITH THESE CHANGES EVERYDAY CEMENT TOWERS STAND WHERE WE ONCE PLAYED WHAT THEY CANNOT TAKE AWAY IS THE LOVE WE SHARE TODAY AND THE CHILDREN WE WILL BEAR TO CARRY ON O MALIA NOW CAN'T YOU SEE O MALIA IT'S UP TO YOU AND ME SO RUN AND TELL THE CHILDREN OF OUR KIND TELL THEM TO BE STRONG IN HEARTS AND MIND AND SING TO THEM A SONG OF A THOUSAND YEARS OF PRIDE O MALIA TAKE MY HAND NOW IT IS TIME FOR US TO STAND "UA MAU KE EA O KA 'AINA I NA 'OPIO" SURELY, THE LIFE AND OUR LAND AND OUR PEOPLE MUST BE PERPETUATED BY OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.
♪♪ ♪♪ PBS HAWAII IS PLEASED TO OFFER SPECIAL GIFTS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
FOR YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE, YOU'LL RECEIVE THE DVD OF TONIGHT'S PROGRAM, NA MELE: JERRY SANTOS.
THE DVD FEATURES BONUS MATERIAL, INCLUDING THE STORY BEHIND EACH SONG, AND JERRY'S 1999 PERFORMANCE OF KU U HOME O KAHALU U.
WITH YOUR CONTRIBUTION OF $150 OR MORE, YOU'LL RECEIVE THE FOUR CD SET FEATURING THE MUSIC OF OLOMANA AND JERRY SANTOS.
AND FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATION OF $200 OR MORE, RECEIVE BOTH THE DVD AND THE FOUR CD SET.
PLEASE CALL OR GO ONLINE NOW TO PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT TO PBS HAWAII.
MAHALO.
♪♪ ♪♪ WHEN LIFE HELD TROUBLED TIMES, AND HAD ME DOWN ON MY KNEES THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN SOMEONE, TO COME ALONG, AND COMFORT ME A KIND WORD FROM A STRANGER, JUST TO LEND A HELPING HAND A PHONE CALL FROM A FRIEND, TO SAY, I UNDERSTAND AIN'T IT KIND OF FUNNY, AT THE DARK END OF THE ROAD THAT SOMEONE LIGHTS THE WAY, WITH JUST A SINGLE RAY OF HOPE OH I BELIEVE THERE ARE, ANGELS AMONG US SENT DOWN TO US, FROM SOMEWHERE UP ABOVE THEY COME TO YOU AND ME, IN OUR DARKEST HOURS TO SHOW US HOW TO LIVE, TO TEACH US HOW TO GIVE TO GUIDE US WITH THE LIGHT OF LOVE ALOHA E KU U HOA HI IKUA, ALOHA NO.
A OHE WA E MO AI KA PIKO HIWAHIWA A KAUA.
HALO ILO I KU U MAKA KE KANIKO O MAI NEI.
O OE NO KU U MEA ALOHA E HA UPU A E NEI I LOKO NO O U KO WAHI E MAU AI I LOKO NO O U KE ALOHA MAKAMAE.
KE HEA IA MAI NEI KOU INOA AIWA HA INA KU U MELE NO KE ALA MALUHIA A KANEMAKUA.
WHEN YOU'RE WEARY, FEELING SMALL.
WHEN TEARS ARE IN YOUR EYES.
I WILL DRY THEM ALL.
I'M ON YOUR SIDE.
WHEN TIMES GET ROUGH.
AND FRIENDS JUST CAN'T BE FOUND.
LIKE A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER.
I WILL LAY ME DOWN.
IF YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT ON THE STREET.
WHEN EVENING FALLS SO HARD.
I WILL COMFORT YOU.
I'LL TAKE YOUR PART.
WHEN DARKNESS COMES.
AND PAIN IS ALL AROUND.
LIKE A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER.
I WILL LAY ME DOWN.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ SAIL ON SILVER GIRL.
SAIL ON BY.
YOUR TIME HAS COME TO SHINE.
YOUR DREAMS ARE ON THEIR WAY.
SEE HOW THEY SHINE.
SEE THEM SHINE WHEN YOU NEED A FRIEND.
I'M SAILING RIGHT BEHIND.
LIKE A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER.
I WILL EASE YOUR MIND.
LIKE A BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER.
I WILL EASE YOUR MIND.
I WILL EASE YOUR MIND LET ME EASE.
LET ME EASE YOUR MIND LET ME EASE YOUR MIND CALLING ALL ANGELS GUIDE US WITH THE LIGHT OF LOVE ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ SOMETIMES, AT THE EVENING TIDE, I MISS YOUR SMILE I WONDER WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE IF YOU CAME AND STAYED AWHILE LAUGHING IN THE WATERS OF A CLEAR MOUNTAIN STREAM AND LOOKING INTO YOUR EYES, I THOUGHT I SAW MY DREAM MAKANI UNTIL YOU BLOW MY LOVE TO MY SIDE I'LL BE RIDING LIKE A SEABIRD ON THE TIDE ♪♪ ♪♪ TRAVEL FAR AND WIDE MY FRIEND, I KNOW IT WON'T BE LONG UNTIL YOU FIND THE WORDS TO WRITE YOUR OWN SWEET SONG LOOK INTO THE EYES OF THOSE YOU WANT TO SEE AND REACH OUT FOR EVERY HAND THAT CALLS YOU TO BE FREE UNTIL YOU FIND YOUR ANSWERS, I WILL WAIT FOR YOU MY FRIEND GLIDING LIKE A SEABIRD IN THE WIND ♪♪ ♪♪ SOMETIMES, AT THE EVENING TIDE, I MISS YOUR SMILE I WONDER WHAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKE IF YOU CAME AND STAYED AWHILE UNTIL YOU FIND YOUR ANSWERS, I WILL WAIT FOR YOU MY FRIEND GLIDING LIKE A SEABIRD IN THE WIND GLIDING LIKE A SEABIRD IN THE WIND GLIDING LIKE A SEABIRD IN THE WIND ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ PBS HAWAII IS PLEASED TO OFFER SPECIAL GIFTS FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
FOR YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE, YOU'LL RECEIVE THE DVD OF TONIGHT'S PROGRAM, NA MELE: JERRY SANTOS.
THE DVD FEATURES BONUS MATERIAL, INCLUDING THE STORY BEHIND EACH SONG, AND JERRY'S 1999 PERFORMANCE OF KU U HOME O KAHALU U.
WITH YOUR CONTRIBUTION OF $150 OR MORE, YOU'LL RECEIVE THE FOUR CD SET FEATURING THE MUSIC OF OLOMANA AND JERRY SANTOS.
AND FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATION OF $200 OR MORE, RECEIVE BOTH THE DVD AND THE FOUR CD SET.
PLEASE CALL OR GO ONLINE NOW TO PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT TO PBS HAWAII.
MAHALO.
