Saturday, April 25, 2009

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula



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Emerson's classic study of the Hula is a gold-mine of information for explorers of Hawaiian language, music, dance and culture. He gives the full annotated Hawaiian text of the songs, along with a free English translation.

As in many other traditional cultures, Hawaiian art, dance, music and poetry were highly integrated into every aspect of life, to a degree far beyond that of industrial society. The poetry at the core of the Hula is extremely sophisticated.... More >>

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii: The Sacred Songs of the Hula

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