Nā Mele O Hawai'i Nei: 101 Hawaiian Songs

by Samuel H. Elbert and Noelani K. Mahoe

Book Overview

Here for the first time is a large collection of Hawaiian songs in an authoritative text with translation (music not included). The texts have never before been written consistently with the glottal stops (indicating syllabic breaks between vowels) and macrons (indicating long vowels and stresses) that make the words pronounceable by those unfamiliar with the Hawaiian language. Many of the songs have not been translated before or have only been freely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870222198
• ISBN13: 9780870222191
• Release Date: June 1982
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Na Mele O Hawai'i Nei: 101 Hawaiian Songs [Elbert]

An excellent resource for those who need lyrics and some information about Hawaiian-language songs; it's also a worthy purchase if you are a student of Hawaiian language and would like to study its use in the practical form of song lyrics. [Note to musicians - No "tabs," melodies or chords.] I consider this a must-have for a Hawaiian library.