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Meleana E |
Words and Music by: Francis Samuel Ka`a`a
Arranged and adapted by:
Copyright 1963 Miller Music Corp.
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| Source: Jon Omi Keoni who acquired this information
from Maryann's half sister, Francis Ka'a'a Na'ehu, an employee of the Federal
Post Office in Honolulu. The song was written for the composer's daughter,
Maryann Ka'a'a Dias, the mother of the former Farrington High School football
coach Skippa Dias. Maryann, of Hawaiian-Scandinavian extraction, lived at the
turn of the century and used to massage her father's shoulders when she was a
young girl, growing up on O'ahu. Maryann would always cry when she heard the
song performed at parties and on the radio. It reminded her of the great love
she had for her father and for the song he wrote for her. Lomi lomi i'a means to
massage the fish. |
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| Recorded by
Norman
Luboff Choir |
LSP2602 |
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Meleana e meleana hoi
Meleana ka wahine lomilomi ia
Meleana e meleana hoi
O oe kai pono o ka ua
Meleana e meleana hoi
O ka ipu kukui malamalama
Meleana e meleana hoi
E ala mai oe moe loa nei
Haina ia mai ana kapuana
Meleana ka wahine lomilomi ia
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Heed me Maryann, Maryann come
Woman, come and massage me
Listen Maryann, Maryann come
You are so right for me
Pay attention Maryann, Maryann come
You are my light
Hey Maryann, Maryann come
Come and sleep here tonight
Tell the refrain
Maryann, the woman who massages
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