Story Behind The Song
While visiting Molokai my head was full of the Hawaiian experience, this island especially seems to have remnants of the magic of ancient Hawaii. I don't care much for touristy things, I am more interested in the land and the people, so I set out to make
Song Description
One of the ways native Hawaiians preserve their history is in song. I took this idea and told the story of Hawaii in a surf style that reflects my own musical traditions. Aloha Hawaii refers to the story of Hawaii's settlement by "sailor-kings" and the de
| Song Length |
4:25 |
Genre |
Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Blissful, Relaxed |
Subject |
Island, Paradise |
| Similar Artists |
James Taylor, The Grateful Dead |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Aloha, Hawaii © Michael Drumm, 2003
Aloha, Hawaii
A sailor?s dream, come true
The gods heave their shoulders from the sea
And lift their cloud crowned heads for sailor-kings to see
Navigator, riding high upon the ocean swell
Espy majestic isles, and blow the trumpet shell
Aloha, aloha, Hawaii
A sailor?s dream come true
Aloha, aloha, Hawaii
Hawaii, I?m sailing for you
Beautiful islands in the sun
Remember the coming of the lonely one
To the beaches once where tattooed warriors drew
The curving prow of a voyager canoe
Aloha, aloha, Hawaii
A sailor?s dream come true
Aloha, aloha, Hawaii
Hawaii, I?m sailing for you
Now I have stood upon the very coast
Where Captain Cook surrendered up the ghost
Paradise reflected in his pale blue eye
Between the ocean and the sky
Aloha, aloha, Hawaii
A sailor?s dream come true
Aloha, aloha, Hawaii
Hawaii, I?m sailing for you
Aloha, aloha, Hawaii
Aloha, aloha, to you
Sweeter than papaya, Hawaii
Hawaii, I?m sailing for you