Ulili E

from No Shame by Na Hilahila Boys

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by George Keahi & Naope
Source: J. Kanoa Martin - This verse is the only extant part of an old mele about birds and their calls, that migrate to Hawaii. The ulili, wandering tattler (heteroscelus incanum) or sandpiper breeds in Alaska and the Yukon and migrates to Hawaii in the winter. Translated by Kaiu Kanoa. Edited by Dr. Barbara Price, Copyright Criterion Music Corp

lyrics

Hui:
`Ulili ê (ahahana `ulili ehehene `ulili ahahana)
`Ulili ho`i (ehehene `ulili ahahana `ulili ehehene)
`Ulili holoholo kahakai ê
Oia kai ua lana mâlie

Hone ana ko leo e `ulili ê
O kahi manu noho `ae kai
Kia`i ma ka lae a`o kekaha
`Oia kai ua lana mâlie

Hone ana ko leo ko lea ê
Pehea `o Kahiki? Maika`i nô
`Oia `âina `uluwehiwehi
`I hui pû `ia me ke onaona

Chorus:
The sandpiper (tra la la la)
The sandpiper returns (tra la la la)
Sandpiper runs along the beach
Where the sea is peaceful and calm

The sandpiper's voice is soft and sweet
Little bird of the sea foam
Ever watchful on the beaches
Where the sea is calm

The sandpiper's voice is soft and sweet
How is your foreign home? It is fine
A land full of charm
The shells sing their sweet chorus of song

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from No Shame, released January 7, 2018

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gigging musician since 1981 in Seattle's seminal "new wave" bands STUDENT NURSE & AUDIO LETER. Got into recording in late 80's in Santa Cruz with MATA RATA. Built homemade 4 track tape loop system for 200 + solo performances. Now live back in Seattle, where I make instruments & perform with Metal Men. I've got a modest solar-powered recording studio. More at www.invisiblemusicstudio.org ... more