![]() ![]() Most of the songs were in English, but the ones in the Hawaiian language were just as sweet and enjoyable.Īfter my two friends emailed me, I took up an internet search. I loved it! They also did a real funny one about a General Store. We did this song then, and a couple nights later we enjoyed a group strum with a local family group, who regularly host kani kapila, and we did this song again. The organizers had emailed everyone to see if they wanted to contribute 4 or 5 songs towards a group strum happening on one of the nights. I first encountered this song on my trip to Honolulu in February/March 2015. Very good explanation of it.) Now, if you realize that Kaua’i is pronounced kaw-AH-ee, then singing the song will be a lot easier for you. (If you want to learn something interesting about the name “Hawaii” itself, just Google it, or go to Wikipedia. If we consult with websites and published books dedicated to the correct spelling and pronunciation of the Hawaiian language, then we should be spelling it with an ‘okina before the “i”. Another friend of mine emailed me to say that there are other versions of the song using different words for the chorus, notably the word pertaining to the Falls of Wailua.īut first, I want to address the issue of the spelling of the name of the Hawaiian Island of Kaua’i. ![]() Beautiful Kaua’iĪ friend of mine forwarded a copy of “Beautiful Kaua’i” to me that had an embellishment right on the first line: a three chord turn around. ![]() Before I post it however, there is an issue I had to resolve regarding the song, “Beautiful Kaua’i”. Not quite there yet! I found that I had arranged 31 but had posted around 40 using free online sources. It’s barely a week past the holidays and with the New Year fresh upon us I am still working on songs for the ukulele. This week I am focusing on getting all of the songs I arranged in 2015 into a PDF document to be posted. ![]()
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