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♪♪ ♪♪ Aloha and welcome.
We're Maunalua.
We hope you enjoy our Hawaiian music we're gonna provide you this evening.
The first song we do is entitled "Pelekane."
It comes from our second album entitled "Kuleana."
Hope you enjoy it.
Aloha.
♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ This next song we do for you all is a medley of two songs, the first being "Nani Kauai" and the second being "Aloha Ka Manini."
It comes from our album "Kuleana."
Hope you'll enjoy it.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ This next song we do for you all was written by our last queen of Hawai'i, Queen Lili'uokalani.
She wrote this song about a love affair that happened between her woman in waiting and a young gentleman in the Iolani Palace.
This song speaks of love in the very highest.
We do for you now "Sanoe."
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ The words of this next song were penned by a very good friend of ours, Mr. Mililani Pang from Kamehameha Schools.
He compares the beauty of a lehua blossom to that of a beautiful woman.
So we do this song entitled "Ku'u Lehua."
It goes like this... ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ This next medley features two classic melee, the first being "U'ilani" and the second being "Baby Kalai."
We do this for you now.
♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Kalai ♪ you are an angel from Heaven above.
♪ ♪ Heaven only knows you're mine.
♪ ♪ My little baby, Kalai.
♪ Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ai.
♪ Kalai ♪ your eyes, they sparkle like stars in the sky.
♪ ♪ Twinkling little words of love ♪ ♪ to form a lullaby.
♪ Daddy has gone away.
♪ Mommy will fill the hours with love.
♪ ♪ You are mine, ♪ my little baby, Kalai.
♪ Someday ♪ maybe there'll be a playmate for you.
♪ ♪ Put your arms around me ♪ and let me hold you tight.
(Bruce): ♪ Daddy has gone away.
♪ Mommy will fill the hours with love.
♪ ♪ You are mine, ♪ my little baby, Kalai.
♪ Someday ♪ maybe there'll be a playmate for you.
♪ ♪ Put your arms around me ♪ and let me hold you tight, ♪ ♪ my little baby, Kalai.
♪ my little baby, Kalai.
♪ my little baby, Kalai.
This next song speaks of the beautiful flower the rose.
We do for you now "Ka Loke."
♪♪ ♪♪ (singing in Hawaiian) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ("Slack Key Hula") ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪