Songbook/Aloha Oe

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well-known Hawaiian traditional – Alternative title: Farewell To Thee, Text and melody: Queen Liliuokalani (1878 written and 1890 for the first time published), arranged by Paniolo 

Guitar Ukulele (gcea)


F Bb C7 G7 F7

Aloha ʻOe[edit | edit source]

Haʻa F heo e ka Bb ua i nā F pali
Ke C7 nihi aʻela i ka nahele
E u- F hai ana Bb paha i ka F liko
Pua Bb ʻā- G7 hihi le- C7 hua o F uk- Bb - F ka F7
Hui[1]
A- Bb loha ʻoe, a- F loha ʻoe
E ke C7 onaona noho i ka F li- F7 po
One Bb fond embrace, A F hoʻi aʻe au
Un- C7 til we meet a F gain Bb F


ʻO ka haliʻa aloha i hiki mai
Ke hone aʻe nei i
Kuʻu manawa
ʻO ʻoe nō kaʻu ipo aloha
A loko e hana nei
(Hui)


Maopopo kuʻu ʻike i ka nani
Nā pua rose o Maunawili
I laila hiaʻia nā manu
Mikiʻala i ka nani o ka lipo
(Hui)

Akkordschema[edit | edit source]

Verse Chorus
| F | Bb | F | - || C7 | - | - | - ||
| F | Bb | F | - || Bb G7 | C7 | F Bb | F F7 ||
| Bb | - | F | - || C7 | - | F | F7 ||
| Bb | - | F | - || C7 | - | F Bb | F ||

Tip: Capo im 1. fret and playing E-major-chords[edit | edit source]

Verse Chorus
| E | A | E | - || H7 | - | - | - ||
| E | A | E | - || A F#7 | H7 | E A | E E7 ||
| A | - | E | - || H7 | - | E | E7 ||
| A | - | E | - || H7 | - | E A | E ||

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Footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. hui (hawaiianisch) = Refrain