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Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula

Chapter 4: MUSICAL PIECES
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A curated anthology of traditional Hawaiian mele and hula chants presented with translations, musical transcriptions, illustrations, and explanatory annotations. Descriptive essays examine the hula’s ritual origins, organizational roles, ceremonial procedures, costumes, gestures, and musical instruments, and survey many named dance types and their performance contexts. Notes and a glossary clarify Hawaiian vocabulary and cultural references, while annotated renderings attempt to retain lyrical tone alongside contextual explanation, offering readers an integrated view of the songs’ themes, ceremonial functions, and expressive techniques.

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Range of the nose-flute—Elsner
Music from the nose-flute—Elsner
The ukeké (as played by Keaonaloa)—Eisner
Song from the hula pa’i-umauma—Berger
Song from the hula pa-ipu—Berger
Song for the hula Pele—Berger
Oli and mele from the hula ala’a-papa—Yarndley
He Inoa no Kamehameha—Byington
Song, Poli Anuanu—Yarndley
Song, Hua-hua’i—Yarndley
Song, Ka Mawae—Berger
Song, Like no a Like—Berger
Song, Pili Aoao—Berger
Hawaii Ponoi—Berger
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