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"Hawaiian War Chant" is an American popular song whose original melody and lyrics were written in the 1860s by Prince Leleiohoku. [1] The original title of the song was Kāua I Ka Huahuaʻi or "We Two in the Spray." It was not written as a chant, and the Hawaiian lyrics describe a clandestine meeting between two lovers, not a battle.
Despite the English name, this song was never a war chant. [4] Unlike the immortal Aloha Oe of his sister Liliʻuokalani, the original lyrics of this love song are no longer popular but the melody of the song is known as "The Hawaiian War Chant". [5] The Hawaiian lyrics describe a clandestine meeting between two lovers.
The song "Hawaiian War Chant", popularized in the early 20th century by various artists, had its beginnings in "Kāua I Ka Huahuaʻi" (We Two in the Spray), a love song penned by Leleiohoku. The only similarity between the two songs is the melody, which was lifted from Leleiohoku's original stylings. [39]
One of his composition "Kāua I Ka Huahuaʻi" was adapted by Johnny Noble into the popular American song, "Hawaiian War Chant". [68] [73] His sister Liliʻuokalani wrote in her memoir, Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen: He was a very popular young man, about twenty years of age, having been born on the 10th of January, 1854 g[sic].
The Hawaiian war chant, or dance, is called the haʻa. It dates back centuries, and is one of the many Polynesian pre-war dances or chants. The traditional Hawaiian haʻa has been adopted by the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football in place of the previously used haka. [3]
He also popularized the traditional "Hawaiian War Chant" song. [2] Noble published hundreds of traditional Hawaiian songs in their original form, and reworked many to "Western scale and contemporary instrumentation". [1] He made over 100 recordings, which included 110 songs for Brunswick Records. [2]
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