Ipo Lei Manu – Dennis Kamakahi | Hawaiian Slack Key Classic w/ English & Japanese Translation
Details
| Title | Ipo Lei Manu – Dennis Kamakahi | Hawaiian Slack Key Classic w/ English & Japanese Translation |
| Author | Hawaiian Slack Key |
| Duration | 7:28 |
| File Format | MP3 / MP4 |
| Original URL | https://youtube.com/watch?v=9kz3wpqczSM |
Description
🎶 Experience Dennis Kamakahi’s timeless love-song “Ipo Lei Manu” — complete Hawaiian lyrics with English & Japanese translations 🤙
🌺 About the Song
Composed in 1891 by Queen Kapiʻolani as her ailing husband King David Kalākaua lay in San Francisco, “Ipo Lei Manu” paints the monarch as a crimson ʻiʻiwi bird crowned with a fragrant lei. Rain-soaked Hanalei, the scent of hala and roses, and the refrain Haʻina ka puana all echo her longing for a chief who would never return home. Over a century later, Rev. Dennis Kamakahi adopted the mele, adding his signature ʻAhe manu kuʻu hoa, eā flourish and gentle C-Mauna-Loa slack-key groove.
📽️ Including two rare video moments
Solo Dennis in Felton, CA (11-18-2010)
Venue: Don Quixote’s International Music Hall, Felton, California
Dennis & Amy Hānaialiʻi with Slack-Key Masters
Line-up: Dennis Kamakahi & Amy Hānaialiʻi (vocals), Jeff Peterson (slack-key), Steve Jones (upright bass)
Listen to it on music streaming services here: lnk.to/IpoLeiManu
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