me ke aloha ku'u home o Kahalu'u

[bruno]

Here's a song to end your Labor day weekend and if you are a Candidate, Cadet/Mid or a parent or just an old gaffer looking backwards this should speak to you. Whether you are Hawaiian or a haole, you ought to be able to appreciate the slack key style and the song about change, loss and home. So say good bye to summer and hello to the future on this note, From "Olomana":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI0hkdyU1tY

I remember days when we were younger
We used to catch ‘o ‘opu in the mountain stream
...'Round the Ko‘olau hills we'd ride on horseback
So long ago it seems it was a dream
Last night I dreamt I was returning
and my heart called out to you
But I fear you won't be like I left you
Me ke aloha ku‘u home o Kahalu‘u

I remember days when we were wiser
When our world was small enough for dreams
And you have lingered there my sister
And I no longer can it seems
Last night I dreamt I was returning
and my heart called out to you
But I fear you won't be like I left you
Me ke aloha ku‘u home o Kahalu‘u

Change is a strange thing
it cannot be denied
It can help you find yourself
or make you lose your pride
Move with it slowly
as on the road we go
Please do not hold on to me
we all must go alone

I remember days when we were smiling
When we laughed and sang the whole night long
And I will greet you as I find you
With the sharing of a brand new song
Last night I dreamt I was returning
and my heart called out to you
To please accept me as you'll find me
Me ke aloha ku‘u home o Kahalu‘u

 

[AF6872]

Another is "The Minstrel Boy". The poem was composed by Thomas Moore in the 1700's and then later set to music. If you listen closely it is played as background music in "Blackhawk Down" and many other movies. You can "Google" it and find the poem and some songs by Irish musicians. The words are poignant and relevant today. We used to hear it at many a Feish during the old competition days. Amazing that it is almost three hundred years old.