HAWAII: Bill Aliiloa Lincoln / Pua Iliahi / Bell LKS 10 / 1945

“William Lionel Kalaniali’iloa Lincoln, known professionally as Bill Ali’iloa Lincoln, was born on March 21, 1911, in Kehena, Kohala, Hawaii, and passed away in Honolulu at the age of 78 on September 9, 1989. Bill first excelled in music in the Mormon Church. He broke into music as a protégé of John K. Almeida, joining the cast of Almeida’s KGU radio show in 1935. He later formed his own band in 1938, and in 1946 became the 1st recording artist of the new Bell Records label. Fluent in Hawaiian, he ran a hula studio, and recorded many of his own compositions, written especially for his stunning falsetto voice.”
[from territorialairwaves]
He aloha nö he aloha
Ka liko pua 'iliahi
E please mai ho'i 'oe ke aloha
Oi ai `ana ua meha
Ano'ai wale ke 'ike aku
A ka malu 'ulu o ka wehiwehi
Ke kai hone hone nei i ku'u poli
Ke hone nei ku'u poli
Pehea käua e ka hoa
Ka`ano'i a ke aloha
Ka maile lau lipolipo i ka wao
Ka hanu `a`ala o ku`uipo
Ha`ina mai ka puana
Na dew drops ke aloha
Ha`ina hou ka puana
He aloha no he aloha
[Hawaiian lyrics at www.kalena.com/huapala]
[Pua Iliahi, Bill Aliiloa Lincoln, Bell LKS 10, recorded 1945, matrix A 608 / RL 6517
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