b l o g . WAYS OF SEEING: John Ford's "Donovan's Reef" (1963)

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

John Ford's "Donovan's Reef" (1963)

4 comments:

edo choi said...: Püpü (a`o `Ewa) i ka nu`a (nä känaka)
E naue mai (a e `ike)
I ka mea hou (o ka `äina)
Ahe `äina (ua kaulana)
Mai nä küpuna mai
Alahula Pu`uloa he ala hele no
Ka`ahupahau, (Ka`ahupähau)

!; Tue Nov 25, 03:20:00 AM
Yoel Meranda said...: what's that edo? is it one of the songs they sing in the film? what does it say?; Tue Dec 02, 09:58:00 AM
ae said...: Püpü (a`o `Ewa) i ka nu`a (nä känaka)
E naue mai (a e `ike)
I ka mea hou (o ka `äina)
Ahe `äina (ua kaulana)
Mai nä küpuna mai
Alahula Pu`uloa he ala hele no
Ka`ahupahau, (Ka`ahupähau)
Alahula Pu`uloa he ala hele no
Ka`ahupähau, Ka`ahupähau

Nani Ka`ala hemolele i ka mälie
Kuahiwi kaulana a`o `Ewa
E ki`i ana i ka makani o ka `äina
Hea ka Moa`e eia au e ke aloha

Kilakila `o Polea noho i ka `olu
Ia home ho`ohihi a ka malihini
E walea ana i ka `olu o ke kiawe
I ka pa kolonahe a ke Kiu

Shells of `Ewa throngs of people
Coming to learn
The news of the land
A land famous
From the ancient times
All of Pu`uloa, the path trod upon by
Ka`ahupahau
All of Pu`uloa, the path trod upon by
Ka`ahupahau

Beautiful Ka`ala, sublime in the calm
Famous mountain of `Ewa
That fetches the wind of the land
The tradewind calls, "here I am, beloved"

Majestic Polea in the coolness
Home delightful to visitors
Relaxing in the coolness of the kiawe
And the soft blowing of the Kiu wind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=225BaO4aeCk; Tue Jun 30, 10:14:00 AM
Yoel Meranda said...: thanks! it was a great way to start my day!

should see donovan's reef again sometime...; Tue Jun 30, 10:18:00 AM

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