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YouTube.com - Ninipo - Hawaiian Slack Key for Valentine's Day
Comments: According to www.huapala.org the authorship of "Ninipo" is uncertain. The song has been attributed to both King David Kalakaua and Queen Lili`uokalani. The author wove many threads into this brief song of two verses and a chorus, with references to Hawaiian myth, geography, botany, and ornithology. The meaning is clearly many layered, with only the author and perhaps a few confidantes knowing the "real" meaning. Whatever the layers, the poetry is rich and the song seems perfect for Valentine's Day, with the first line of the chorus: "Wooing, ever wooing with love." I first heard the song performed by Ledward Kaapana www.ledkaapana.com on his great "Black Sand" CD. My version is very much based on his. Composer Dennis Kamakahi performed the ...
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