Liko Martinが歌うNanakuli Bluesと歌詞

Liko Martin & DA Ukulele Bouz “Nanakuli Blues”

リコマーティのナナクリブルース

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歌詞はコチラから。
出だしだけ違ってますが……。

作詞はAlicia Bay Laurel、作曲はLiko Martin and Thor Woldとなっています。
オリジナル曲ですが、収録アルバムが見つかりませんでした。

今回はRay Kane & Yuki Yamauchiのアルバム「Maika`i No Blues」をご紹介。

このアルバムをiTunesでチェックする場合はこちらから ※iTunesが起動します

“Nanakuli Blues” lyrics

Tired and worn, I woke up this morn’,
Found that I was confused.
Spun right around and found I had lost
The things that I could not lose
The beaches they sell to build their hotels,
The old Hawai’ian families knew.
The birds all along the sunlight at dawn
Singing Nanakuli Blues.

O ka leo o ka manu
E ho’i mai e pili
Keiki o ka aina i ka pono a o Nanakuli e a
E ho’i mai e pili

In the vale of feathers, morning dawns
Like a lovely woman coming on.
Oh, pool of tears, wash over me;
Take my sorrows down to the sea.
‘Cause when I look back at what I lacked,
I miss the high times when they come by.
Treat the people and the islands kind;
You know it’s not about the bottom line.

In the gardens of the bountiful,
I will wander through a meadow to a pool.
Oh, mother island, plenteous,
You feed me from your flowing breast.
‘Cause when we look back at all we lacked,
We miss the high times when they come by.
Treat the people and the islands kind;
You know it’s not about the bottom line.

In the vale of feathers, land of song.
The cardinal, the mynah, and the dove.
Oh kona wind, please carry this song
To the ears of the ones that I love.
When you look back at what you lacked,
You’ll miss the high times when they come by.
Treat the people and the islands kind;
You know it’s not about the bottom line.