Ka Waimea Swing -
Words
by Thelma Sproat Bugbee, Music by Irmgard `Aluli |
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| Eia lâ ka pô o ka wela lâ Nui ana o ka le`ale`a lâ E`oni ana nâ po`e sure kêla! Hele hula nâ wâwae Me ka Waimea swing Me ka Waimea swing U`i nâ pua lei like `ole lâ Pûlehulehu nâ pua aia lâ Kani nâ kîkala ma kâma`a lâ Aia cowboy me ka Waimea swing Me ka Waimea swing Kani wâhie mai ne nâ pila lâ Hû maila kani waiolina lâ Hui nâ `ukulele kîkâ hô`alu lâ Kani maila e ka Waimea swing E ka Waimea swing Ma `ane`i mai a ma `ô aku lâ Huli `âkau a huli hema lâ Hene mai nâ `aka `ana lâ Holo `ana (Hî! Hû!) O ka Waimea swing O ka Waimea swing Ha`ina mai ka puana lâ Eia lâ ka pô o ka wela lâ E `oni ana nâ po`e sure kêla! Hele hula nâ wâwae Me ka Waimea swing Me ka Waimea swing |
This is the gala night Fun and gaiety running high Everyone in action for sure! All the dancing feet moving In the Waimea swing In the Waimea swing Flower lei(s) of beauty unmatched Bounty of floral beauty gathered here Harmony of jingling spurs and boots That's a cowboy dancing the Waimea swing, The Waimea swing Music breaks into the beauty and gaiety Pouring forth harmony in violins Mingling with `ukulele and slack-key guitar Raising the echo of the Waimea swing, The Waimea swing Swing this way then that way To the right and to the left Rippling laughter mingles With shouts, "Hee, Hoo!" Of the Waimea swing Of the Waimea swing This is the story told The gala night of whoopee Everybody in action for sure! All the dancing feet moving In the Waimea swing In the Waimea swing |
| Source: Hailama Farden from "Kani ka pila! The musical legacy of Irmgardkeali`iwahinealohanohokahaopuamana Farden `Aluli. Translation by Thelma Bugbee | |