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Bruddah Iz sings a beautiful Hawaiian song: Ka Pua U'i

submitted by oxdottir

1 decade 6 years 10 months 3 weeks ago

Those of us who know Israel Kamakawiwo'ole probably know him singing his most famous medly of Over the Rainbow and It's a Wonderful World. But Iz was a strong presence for Hawaiian Pride and Hawaiian Separatism, and here he sings in the tongue of his ancestors. I will put the lyric translation in the comments.

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Ka Pua U`i - by Bina Mossman

Aloha wau ia `oe ku`uipo
Ku`u lei momi ku`u milimili
O ka heka `oe ona pua
O ke kupuna a`e hi`i poi nei

Hau`oli ka mana`o ke `ike aku
Kou maka palupalu e ke aloha
He aloha i pili ia ika pu`uwai
Ahe lei hi`ehi`e na ka makua

Puana ka inoa o ku`uipo
Ku`u lei nani lei maka mae
He nohea oe i ku`u maka
E ka pua u`i oe o na lani

And Now in English:

The Beautiful Flower

I love you, my sweetheart
A lei of pearls to caress
You are the choice flower
Cherished by grandparents

Joyful thoughts
Your gentle loving eyes
Bring love close to the heart
A lei, the delight of your parents

Tell again the name-song of my sweetheart
A treasured and beautiful lei
You are loveliness in my sight
You are a beautiful flower of the heavens

FISHLEGBOOTS says...

Believe it or not, that ukulele is actually 6 feet long.

MarineGunrock

Nice find, Ox.

amazing

Just beautiful, beautiful. I love his version of 'Over the Rainbow' (which has Wonderful World mixed with it, not wonderful life)...

It's sad to see his size though, as that is what took him from us far, far too early.

I just can't stop listening to this, so wonderful.

Upvote for the wonderful music, but not for the Hawaiian separatism.

I respect your views, Tofumar, but let me not misrepresent Iz: he wasn't for racial separatism, but for Hawaiian separatism. See the other video I put up about him: http://www.videosift.com/video/Brudda-Iz-israel-kamakawiwoole-sings-Hawaii-in-1978

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Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 12:06pm PST - promote requested by Farhad2000.

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