"THE HISTORY OF A PEOPLE IS FOUND IN ITS SONG"-- George Jellinek (Hungarian-born American DJ, New York City)
I love studying various cultures with their music and family traditions. I find the above quote by George Jellinek to be true. I was reflecting on Hawaiian music and of course, The Hawaiian Wedding Song comes to mind.
"Hawaiian Wedding Song" is a 1926 love song written by Charles E. King for his operetta, Prince of Hawaii. It was originally entitled "Ke Kali Nei Au" - Hawaiian for "Waiting Here for You". In 1958, Al Hoffman and Dick Manning translated the original Hawaiian words into English, christening the song as the "Hawaiian Wedding Song".
I have a chord chart in the Key of C with 4/4 time signature. Play slowly, with much warmth.
C G7 C C7 F G7 C
This is the moment I've waited for.
G9 C G7 E7 Am Am7
I can hear my heart singing.
D7 G7
Soon bells will be ringing.
C Cdim D7
This is the moment
G7 C
Of sweet Aloha...
C G9
I will love you longer than forever.
G7 C G+
Promise me that you will leave me never.
C A7 D7
Here and now, dear,
G7 C
All my love I vow dear.
Cdim G9
Promise me that you will leave me never.
G7 C
I will love you longer than forever.
F
Now that we are one,
D7 G7
Clouds won't hide the sun.
C A7 D7
Blue skies of Hawaii smile
G7 C
On this, our wedding day.
A7
I do love you,
D7 G7 C
With all my heart...
For the intro, the arpeggio chords in the r.h. are:
C/EGCE
D/EF#CE
B/DF#BD
G/DFBD
E/CGD
Eb/CF#C
D/CFA
G/BFG
Do you have a favorite Hawaiian song? There's a few that I can think of...
Lovely Hula Hands
Now Is The Hour
Tiny Bubbles
Aloha Oe
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