Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 History  





2 Sources  





3 References  





4 Further reading  














Hawaiian War Chant






Français

Norsk bokmål
 

Edit links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 
















Appearance
   

 






From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


"Hawaiian War Chant"
Song
LanguageHawaiian
Written1860s
Songwriter(s)Prince Leleiohoku

"Hawaiian War Chant" is an American popular song whose original melody and lyrics were written in the 1860s by Prince Leleiohoku.[1] The original title of the song was Kāua I Ka Huahuaʻi or "We Two in the Spray." It was not written as a chant, and the Hawaiian lyrics describe a clandestine meeting between two lovers, not a battle. The English title therefore has nothing to do with the song as it was originally written and performed in Hawaii.

History[edit]

Under the original title, the song was recorded around June 1911 by the Crowel Glee Club, and released by Columbia Records.[2]

English lyrics by Ralph Freed were written in 1936 and the melody changed somewhat at that time by Johnny Noble. Tommy Dorsey recorded it on November 29, 1938, and it was released on Victor Records in the United States and Canada.[3] In a 1942 performance, Dorsey's band featured drummer Buddy Rich and trumpeter Ziggy Elman for this song.[4] The song was featured in the 1942 film Ship Ahoy starring Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton and the Tommy Dorsey Band. The song features prominently in Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, a Disney theme park attraction that first opened at Disneyland in 1963.[5]

Spike Jones recorded the song for Victor Records in February 1946[6] with Carl Grayson on vocal. It reached number eight on the charts, according to Joel Whitburn.

Sources[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "William Pitt Leleiohoku". Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  • ^ Rockwell, T. Malcolm (2007). Hawaiian & Hawaiian Guitar Records 1891 - 1960. Kula, Hawaii: Mahina Piha Press. p. 184.
  • ^ Rockwell, T. Malcolm (2007). Hawaiian & Hawaiian Guitar Records 1891 - 1960. Kula, Hawaii: Mahina Piha Press. p. 220.
  • ^ Gilliland, John (1994). Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (audiobook). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854. Tape 2, side A.
  • ^ Martin, Stacia (2005). The Sounds of Disneyland. The Walt Disney Company. p. 5. ISBN 0-7634-2158-8.
  • ^ Rockwell, T. Malcolm (2007). Hawaiian & Hawaiian Guitar Records 1891 - 1960. Kula, Hawaii: Mahina Piha Press. p. 552.
  • Further reading[edit]


    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hawaiian_War_Chant&oldid=1223398310"

    Categories: 
    1860s songs
    Music of Hawaii
    Songs about Hawaii
    Spike Jones songs
    Ames Brothers songs
    Tiki culture
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles needing additional references from July 2013
    All articles needing additional references
    Articles with short description
    Short description is different from Wikidata
    Articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers
     



    This page was last edited on 11 May 2024, at 21:46 (UTC).

    Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki