Hula Love
Island Romance Unfolds: Hula Love's Tropical Tale
Lyrics
On the isle of Filalilla out Hawai way
Refers to the isle of Filalilla in Hawaii.
A hula maiden gay strolled by a monlit bay
Describes a cheerful hula maiden walking by a moonlit bay.
There come a to court her over the water
Indicates someone coming to court the maiden from a distant Zingazulu land.
From a savage Zingazulu land
Highlights the foreign origin of the suitor from Zingazulu, portraying a sense of exoticism.
A Bolo chieftain grand sang her this lay
Emphasizes the grandness of the Bolo chieftain singing a love song to the maiden.
And he sang
Introduces the lyrics of the love song sung by the Bolo chieftain.
Hulu Hawai hula
The chieftain's love song expressing admiration for the maiden and inviting her to be his Hula Hula love.
Smile on your zing gang a zula
-Moon shine above
-On your sweet jungle love
-For you my bolo is swinging
-For you my love song I'm singing
-Come be my Hula Hula love
-But the chieftain from the peaceful Filalilla land
Describes the chieftain from the peaceful Filalilla land who is the preferred lover.
Would not give him her hand
States that the maiden from Filalilla rejects the suitor from Zingazulu.
Her lover took his stand
Highlights the lover's determination to win the maiden's heart.
Through the rattle of the battle
Describes the challenging situation of the battle, possibly metaphorical.
As she heard his sweet voice calm and true
Amidst the chaos, the lover's calming and true voice reaches the maiden.
They fled in his canoe over water blue
The lovers escape together in a canoe across blue waters.
And he sang
Reiteration of the chieftain's love song, expressing his continued affection for the maiden.
Hulu Hawai hula
-Smile on your zing gang a zula
-Moon shine above
-On your sweet jungle love
-For you my bolo is swinging
-For you my love song I'm singing
-Come be my Hula Hula love
Invites the maiden once again to be his Hula Hula love.
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