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Chant
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Ke Ao Nani (The beautiful world)
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I luna la i luna
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| Ali`i (chiefs, chiefesses) | | Aloha (love) | | Holoholona (animals) | | Mo`olelo (legends and myths) | | Nä Akua (gods and goddesses) |
| | X | Nature | | Pä`ani (games, pastimes, sport) | | Pele `Ohana (volcano goddess and family) | | Wahi Pana (legendary places) | | Other |
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Chant
Text (Hawaiian): |
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Chant
Text (English): |
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I luna la i luna
Nä manu o ka lewa
I lalo la i lalo
Nä pua o ka honua
I uka la i uka
Nä ulu lä`au
I kai la i kai
Na i`a o ka moana
Ha`ina mai ka puana
A he nani ke ao nei
He inoa no kamali`i
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Up above, above
Birds of the heavens
Below, below
Flowers of the earth
In the mountains, mountains
The forests
In the sea, the sea
Fishes of the ocean
Tell the refrain
Of the beautiful world
In the name of children
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Chant
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Nona Beamer Collection
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Nä Mele Hula volume 1 (Beamer)
- Pages 12-13 give background on composer Mary Kawena Puku`i. Beamer notes how she teaches this chant as a Hula Noho Ho`okani, a seated dance using 5 different implements.
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The publication "The Echo of Our Song" lists this chant on page 192 under the name "E `Ike Mai." It notes, among other things, how the chant is traditional in theme and structure and how it is taught to children throughout Hawai`i. Of interest in the footnotes: It was composed in the early 1930's by Mary Kawena Puku`i and her mother Pa`ana Wiggin while Mrs. Puku`i was teaching at Punahou School in Honolulu.
The publication "Nä Mele o Hawai`i Nei: 101 Hawaiian Songs" includes this chant on page 65. The authors of this book are Noelani Mähoe and Samuel Elbert, and it was published by the University of Hawai`i Press.
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Chant
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This chant celebrates nature and our relationship to it. It was written by beloved Hawaiian scholar Mary Kawena Puku`i.
Please see the "Published Sources" section above and "Additional Notes" for greater detail on where to find documented research on this chant.
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