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Folk songs Hawaii sings / compiled, arranged & annotated by John M. Kelly, Jr. ; illustrated by Keichi Kimura.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Folk music--Hawaii.
- Folk music.
- Folk songs--Hawaii.
- Folk songs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (132 p.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Rutland, Vermont : Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc., 1963.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Folk Songs Hawaii Sings is a sparkling compilation of melodies from the islands of Polynesia together with a variety of folk songs that countless Oriental people have brought with them to their new home in the Hawaiian Islands. In one sense it is a musical picture of the renowned harmonious blend of people who reside in Hawaii today; in another, it is a colorful record of ties with the Eastern world and ancestral heritage in line with the same American tradition that saw songs of the soil and the sea brought to the United States from Europe in an earlier age.All the songs and more, whether fro
- Contents:
- Cover; Foreword; MUSIC OF POLYNESIA; HAWAII; Farewell to Thee: Aloha 'oe; The Garland Flowers of Hawaii: Na Lei o Hawaii; My Sweetheart Surfing: Ku'u Ipo I Ka He'e Pu'eone; The Opening Flower: Makalapua; Sassy: Sasy; Famed Are the Roughriders: Kilakila na Roughrider; The Thirsty Winds of Kohala: Ka Inuwai; I Went to Hilo; SAMOA; Come, Dance: Siva Siva Maia; UVEA; The Bonito Leap: Atu Langoto; MUSIC OF ASIA; JAPAN; Cherry Blossoms: Sakura; Honorable Koto: On-koto; Song of Kiso: Kiso Bushi; It's Open: Hiraita; Sound of Running Feet: Kutsu ga Naru; Song of Menuhama: Menuhama Bushi; PHILIPPINES
- Leron, Leron, My Dear: Leron, Leron, SintaPlanting Rice: Magtanim Ay Di Biro; My Nipa Hut: Bahai Kubo; CHINA; Mongolian Love Song: Meng-ku Clung Ko; New Moon Over Kangting: Kang-ting Siting Yueh; Blue Flower: Lan Hua-hua; KOREA; Song of Bluebells: Doraji Tahryung; Hills of Arirang: Arirang; A New Spring is Coming: Keh-gi-na-ching-ching-nah-neh; Song of Roasted Chestnuts: Kunbam Tahryung; Weaving Song: Tuhl Tahryung; Pronunciation Guide; Selected Bibliography; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Words in the original languages, with English translations.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 12, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 1-4629-1301-6
- OCLC:
- 874100493
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