Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana

[Ben Spees]

In article <01be4f07$aba909e0$414684a9@backoffice>, "nmb"
<nbob...@idt.net> wrote:

> Does anyone know what the lyrics Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana" translate to
> in English, its from the "Hula Hula Boys"? Thanks

According to the liner notes of "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" it is a Hawaiian
idiom that loosely translates to "sing the chorus" or "get to the point."

-Ben          

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[nmb]

Does anyone know what the lyrics Ha'ina 'ia mai ana ka puana" translate to

in English, its from the "Hula Hula Boys"? Thanks. I didnt have to come to
the newsgroup to be treated like a jerk, so be nice.           

[Mark Fisher]

Good question -- I thought I had the answer but no. I tracked down the
translation of the Spanish words on Veracruz, etc.-- but not this Hawaiian
banter.

Surely one of our Zevonholic friends has the answer . . .

mark
(I drove over 600 miles each way for the Denver show -- and it was damned well
worth it!!!!)

[DBerger43]

the "get to the point" or "everybody sing the chorus now" or "EVERYBODY join
in" translations are the ones I've seen/heard/read several times...NOW someone
translate the Russian in the chorus to "Turbulence", won't you?
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[Delores13]

Someone told me once that it translates, "Let the song tell the story."

[DBerger43]

translation from the Russian (chours to "turbulence"):
>A lost village in the red desert
>The silence of the enemy from all sides
>And I wish I could see Mama

Thank you, Michelle!