Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman's Notes
Slow down, dear listeners, and savor moments of simply . . . being.
Suitable for lulling children into sweet dreams, these new Hawaiian-language songs also speak to adult yearnings for refuge from the tides of chaos and the whirlwinds of everyday life. Experience one facet of kaona--of multiple meanings at play.
In traditional lullabies, uncomplicated perspectives envelope listeners, and gently nurture our souls. To convey these expressions of comfort and refuge, the musical settings of the songs here are exactly the opposite of uncomplicated.
The songwriting team of Daniel Ho and Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman began with new treatments of traditional lullabies, then reached out to renowned masterpieces of classical music such as Beethoven's “Pathetique Sonata,” Brahms' “Alto Rhapsody,” and Satie's “Gymnopedie.” The complexity in the resulting arrangements adds layers of counterpoint to the direct simplicity of the expressions in the texts.
Tia Carrere's sophisticated interpretations combine all of the nuances of tone and breath into an elegant palette of emotion. As their sounds wash over you, these songs invite you to sit back, close your eyes, and let them carry you away from your worries and cares.
Huana ke aloha-aloha overflows abundantly.
Lyrics
1. Hiamoe Maika'i
Original Lyrics: Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman
New Music & Arrangement: Daniel Ho
Tune Source: Johannes Brahms, “Wiegenlied: Guten Abend, gute Nacht,” Op. 49, No. 4 (1868) [ popularly known as “Brahms Lullaby”]
E nanea, e walea
E luana mai nei
I ka mahinahina
I ka hola 'aumoe
Ku'u pua, ku'u lei
Hiamoe maika'i
Ku'u pua, ku'u lei
Hiamoe maika'i
Relax, relax
Relax, my sweet
In the bright shining moonlight
At the hour of sleep
My flower, my lei
Sleep well, 'ei nei
My flower, my lei
Sleep well, my sweet
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1.Hiamoe Maika'i
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2.Huli Ho'i Mai
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3.Huana Ke Aloha
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4.E Ku'u Pepe
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5.He Kama Makamae
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6.Kia'i Mai
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7.Hamau Leo
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8.He Aloha Makamae
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9.Pua i Ka Ua
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10. Pomaika'i Ka Po'e Akahai
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11. Piano Moemoe
tune source: "Brahms' Lullaby"
tune source: Beethoven, "Pathetique Sonata"
tune source: Puccini, "O Mio Babbino Caro"
tune source: "Rock-a-bye Baby"
tune source: "Greensleeves"
tune source: Satie, "Gymnopedie No. 3"
tune source: "Hush, Little Baby"
tune source: Schumann, "Album for the Young," No. 3
original composition
tune source: Brahms, "Alto Rhapsody"
tune source: Satie, "Gymnopedie No. 1"
Song List
Translation:
Remember, do not forget
On your path
Turn, return
Glance back at the parents
In your view
Turn, return
Nurture for the soul
As you till
Turn, return
Holy Spirit watch over you
In your wandering
Turn, return
I call out, answer
To life
Turn, return
Translation:
You are mine, oh royal one
Great is your beauty
As you lay peacefully
Asleep, dreaming
Great is my desire
To see for myself
As you are drifting tranquilly
Return to me here
As you are drifting tranquilly
Return to me here
Love is overflowing
Love is overflowing
Translation:
My baby, rocking gently
I see your beauty
I hear your sweet voice
I care for your aloha
My baby, rocking gently
The world is peaceful
The breeze is gentle
You are blessed, my baby
Translation:
You are the child cherished
By the parents
Truly a favorite
Who ensures happiness
A treasured child
A child from the heavens
A treasured child
Truly a heavenly child
The leaves multiply, the liko buds appear
And bloom in the forest
Wealth will increase
When the garden is well cultivated
Translation:
The Lord bless you
And keep you
The Lord protect you
The Lord bless you, heavenly child
And keep you
The Lord protect you
Translation:
Cherished one, hush
Look out at the calm ocean
When the tide comes in
Look up at the trees
As the wind blows gently
Listen to the gentle rustling sounds
Soft rustling of leaves
Let the thoughts drift off into dreams
Cradled by the mother
Sleep restfully
Hundreds of stars in the heavens
The world is at peace
Translation:
A precious love
For the heavenly child
A precious love
For the child who is a lei
Cherished lei
Beautiful lei, without equal
Indulged with love
For the child who is a lei
Translation:
A flower, a flower, a flower has bloomed
A flower, a flower, a beautiful flower
Two, two, two flowers
Two, two, two flowers
We two, we two gather the flowers
We two, we two gather
Rain, rain, the rain is falling
Rain, rain, falling
Told, told is this story
Two of us beautiful flowers
Huana Ke Aloha
Tia Carrere
GRAMMY® Award-winner Tia Carrere’s
soothing vocals set to classical piano
arrangements by Daniel Ho. Original
Hawaiian lyrics by Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman.
2. Huli Ho'i Mai
Original Lyrics: Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman
New Music & Arrangement: Daniel Ho
Tune Source: Adagio from Sonata Pathetique
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Ho'omana'o, e poina 'ole no
I kou alahele
Huli ho'o mai
Nana mai i na makua
I ko 'ikena
Huli ho'i mai
Mea 'ai no ka na'au
I ko kanu 'ana
Huli ho'i mai
'Uhane hemolele e kia'i ia 'oe
I ko 'auana
Huli ho'i mai
Hea aku, e o mai 'oe
I ke ola
Huli ho'i mai
10. Pomaika'i ka po'e akahai
Lyrics: The Gospel according to Matthew 5:5 set by Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman
New Music & Arrangement: Daniel Ho
Tune Source: the third section of Rhapsody for Alto, Men's Choir and Orchestra Op. 53 by Johannes Brahms
Pomaika'i mai ka po'e akahai, no ka mea, e lilo ka honua ia lakou.
Translation:
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
11. Piano Moemoe
Tune Source: Gymnopedie #1 by Erik Satie
Credits
Tia Carrere - vocals
Daniel Ho - piano, bass, recording, mixing, mastering, graphic design
Amy Ku‘uleialoha Stillman - original Hawaiian lyrics
Simon Wakelin - photography
Produced by Amy Ku‘uleialoha Stillman and Daniel Ho.
Record Label: Daniel Ho Creations
Release Date: August, 2010
Catalog number: DHC 80084
UPC: 644718008424
3. Huana Ke Aloha
Original Lyrics: Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman
New Music & Arrangement: Daniel Ho
Tune Source: “O mio babbino caro” by Giaccomo Puccini (1918)
Na'u 'oe e ke ali'i
He nui kou nani
E hi'olani mai
I ka moemoea
He nui ka'u 'i'ini
E 'ike maka e
'Oiai e lana hele
Ho'o mai i o'u nei
'Oiai lana hele
E huli ho'i mai
Huana ke aloha
Huana ke aloha
4. E Ku'u Pepe
Original Lyrics: Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman
New Music & Arrangement: Daniel Ho
Tune Source: Rock-a-bye Baby (traditional)
E ku'u pepe, noho paipai
E 'ike maka i ko nani
E lohe mai i ko leo hone
E malama mai i ko aloha
E ku'u pepe, noho paipai
E maluhia i ke ao
E kolonahe i ka makani
E pomaika'i e ku'u pepe
5. He Kama Makamae
Original Lyrics: Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman
New Music & Arrangement: Daniel Ho
Tune Source: Greensleeves (traditional)
'O 'oe ke kama i hi'ipoi 'ia
E na makua aloha
He kama punahele 'i'o
i malama mau ka hau'oli
He kama makamae
He kamalei mai ka lani mai
He kama makamae
He kamalani no
E lau na lala, e mu'o na liko
I mohala i ka ulula'au
E ho'oulu i ka waiwai
I k_hapai i na mala pua
6. Kia'i Mai
Original Lyrics: Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman
New Music & Arrangement: Daniel Ho
Tune Source: Gymnopedie #3 by Erik Satie
Na Iehova 'oe e ho'omaika'i mai
A e malama mai nei
Na ke Akua e kia'i mai
Na Iehova 'oe e ho'omaika'i mai e ke kamalani
A e malama mai nei
Na ke Akua e kia'i mai
7. Hamau Leo
Original Lyrics: Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman
New Music & Arrangement: Daniel Ho
Tune Source: Hush, Little Baby (traditional)
E hi'i lei, hamau leo
Maka'ika'i i ke kai malino
I ka pi'i 'ana i ke kai
Nana aku i ke kumu la'au
I kea he lau makani
Ho'olohe i ke kani hoene
Hoene nahenahe o ka lau
Lana ka mana'o i ka moemoea
Ho'onana e ka hulilau
Kau i ka nana la ka moe
Lau a lau na hok_ o ka lani
E maluhia ko kea o
8. He Aloha Makamae
Original Lyrics: Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman
New Music & Arrangement: Daniel Ho
Tune Source: “Humming Song,” from Album for the Young,
Op. 68 No. 3 by Robert Schumann
He aloha makamae
No ke kamalei nei
He aloha makamae
No ke kamalei
Lei ho'oheno nei
Lei nani, laha 'ole
Ho'onu'a ke aloha
No ke kamalei
9. Pua i Ka Ua
Lyrics: Amy Ku'uleialoha Stillman
Music & Arrangement: Daniel Ho
He pua, he pua, he pua i mohala
He pua, he pua, he pua nani e
'Elua, 'elua, 'elua mau pua
'Elua, 'elua, 'elua pua e
Kaua, kaua, e 'ohi in a pua
Kaua, kaua, e 'ohi mai e
He ua, he ua, e iho mai ka ua
He ua, he ua, e iho mai e
Puana, puana keia mo'olelo
'Elua kaua, mau pua nani e
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