Post #3610 by Traderpup on Thu, Jul 11, 2002 9:58 AM

Lyrics from 1950 Hawaiian song book

Hawaiian War Chant

Ta-hu-wa-i la-a ta-hu-wa-i wa-i la
e-hu-he-ne la a pi-li-ko-o lu-a la
pu-tu-tu-i lu a i-te to-e la
ha-nu li-po i-ta-pa-a-lai

Ta-hu-wa-i la-a ta-hu-wa-i wa-i la
e-hu-he-ne la a pi-li-ko-o lu-a la
pu-tu-tu-i lu a i-te to-e la
ha-nu li-po i-ta-pa-a-lai

Au we ta hu-a la
Au we ta hu-a-la

Ta-hu-wa-i la-a ta-hu-wa-i wa-i la
e-hu-he-ne la a pi-li-ko-o lu-a la
pu-tu-tu-i lu a i-te to-e la
ha-nu li-po i-ta-pa-a-lai

Au we ta hu-a la
Au we ta hu-a-la

English version:

There's a sunny little funny little melody
That was started by a native down in Waikiki
He would gather a croud down beside the sea
And they'd play his gay Hawaiian chant

Soon the other little natives started singin' it
And the hula hula maidens started swingin' it
Like a tropical storm thats the way it hit
Funny little gay Hawaiian Chant

Ow way tah tua lan
Me big bad fightin' man

Tho it started on an island down Hawai way
It's as popular in Tennessee or Iowa
If you wander into any cabaret
You will hear this gay Hawaiian Chant

Ow way tah tua lan
Me big bad fightin' man

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[ Edited by: Traderpup on 2002-07-11 10:07 ]