Johnny Cash sings Aloha Oe - Tiki Music

M Mongoloid Member Long Beach Joined: Apr 25, 2008 Posts: 590	M Mongoloid Posted posted on Thu, Mar 4, 2010 9:00 PM In my opinion he knew this was his last album and like most of the depressing "death is around the corner" songs on the album it was a "farewell" song - until we meet again meant for him on the other side. Aloha ‘Oe,” the most beloved of all Hawaiian songs, was composed by Princess Lili‘uokalani in the late 1870s. Although Lili‘uokalani categorized “Aloha ‘Oe” as a love song, it is considered by most a song of farewell, due to its recurrent lyric theme. Little wonder that Henry Berger and the Royal Hawaiian Band adopted the tune, famously playing it on the wharf at Honolulu Harbor as steamships departed the Paradise of the Pacific. [ Edited by: Mongoloid 2010-03-04 21:05 ]

In my opinion he knew this was his last album and like most of the depressing "death is around the corner" songs on the album it was a "farewell" song - until we meet again meant for him on the other side.

Aloha ‘Oe,” the most beloved of all Hawaiian songs, was composed by Princess Lili‘uokalani in the late 1870s. Although Lili‘uokalani categorized “Aloha ‘Oe” as a love song, it is considered by most a song of farewell, due to its recurrent lyric theme. Little wonder that Henry Berger and the Royal Hawaiian Band adopted the tune, famously playing it on the wharf at Honolulu Harbor as steamships departed the Paradise of the Pacific.

[ Edited by: Mongoloid 2010-03-04 21:05 ]

Post #515203 by Mongoloid on Thu, Mar 4, 2010 9:00 PM