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He Aloha Mele

Beginning Feb. 18th we'll be learning a new hula in our Wednesday morning class  "He Aloha Mele" recorded by Tia Carrere. If you haven't signed up for class you can do so here

He aloha mele pretty hoku 
Sending down a special little twinkle for your brown eyes Your pretty lovely brown eyes
In the still of the night all the stars are shining bright For your brown eyes 


He aloha mele eloha i kamakani 
Gentle breeze whispering haunting melodies to you softly 
Hear the wind through the trees singing sweet harmonies to you softly 


With the grace of her hands She can tell you that a star only glitters at the setting of the sunset 
With the grace of her hands She can tell you that a wind only blows when no mountainside is there to touch her 


Now there's a sun and the moon talking story Telling tales about a new day It's gonna be a nice day Now the moon is shining bright and the sun will rise again to start a New day He aloha mele (3x)


 


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