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Manuela Boy Lyrics
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Poster: Paul Davison Subject: Manuela Boy lyrics |
Posted on 11/17/02 at 9:03am |
| Has anyone hear of the song Man-a -Wella boy? my mother used to sing it to me when I was young and played it on the ukulele.I remember some of it Man-a-wella boy, my dear boy you no more keilakeila no more 5 cent no more house you come a pakinoa. Can or does anyone tell me the rest of the song? Thank you Paul D. |
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Poster: Lyndon Subject: |
Posted on 11/23/02 at 4:40pm |
| Your looking for Manuela Boy (Manuel). Visit a local record store and ask for old Hawaiian recordings. |
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Poster: Jesse Tinsley Email: jessehj@nidlink.com Subject: Manuela Boy |
Posted on 11/28/02 at 8:47am |
| Although I don't know the song, it's a been a favorite for a long time, as evidenced by this string of posts on Taropatch.com. Here's the link: http://www.taropatch.net/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=107&SearchTerms=manuela Jesse Tinsley |
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Poster: Aunty Sylvia Subject: Manuela Boy |
Posted on 1/2/03 at 2:38pm |
| You can find the lyrics on my website: http://www.squareone/org/Hapa/ The song is available on the Cord International CD, "Lovely Hula Hands," available from http://www.mele.com |
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Poster: Brian Fitzgerald Email: big.island@bigpond.com Subject: Manuela Boy |
Posted on 9/18/03 at 5:11pm |
There's a great version by Gabby Pahinui & Atta Isaacs on their lp, "Two Slack Key Guitars" ==================== |
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Poster: Charles Shores Email: candv@hawaii.rr.com Subject: Manuela Boy |
Posted on 2/5/05 at 11:46pm |
| My father-in-law grew up in Haleiwa and loved this song. He sang it while playing his ukulele to entertain his children and the neighbors. I found the following on the Internet, which is almost exactly as he sang it, but made a few translation notes of my own for a friend in Texas who had heard it once. I hope this will help those who have heard the song before, and would love to know more about the words. Charles Shores MANUELA BOY © 1938, 1946, 1966, 1974 Lyrics & Music: Johnny Noble Sheet Music: In Songs of Hawaii © 1950 Miller Music Corp. Recordings: 78: Hilo Hattie [Clara Inter], Decca, 1940 CD: Various, Lovely Hula Hands (Cord HOCD 42000) PAPA WORKS FOR THE STEVEDORE MAMA MAKES THE LEIS SISTER GOES WITH THE HAOLE BOY BROTHER GOES AUWANA [ wandering, catting around] Refrain: MANUELA BOY, MY DEAR BOY YOU NO MORE HILA HILA [shame] NO MORE FIVE CENTS, NO MORE HOUSE YOU GO AALA PARK HIAMOE [to sleep] GRANDPA WORKS IN THE TARO PATCH GRANDMA MIXES THE POI BROTHER GOES WITH ALL THE GIRLS COMES HOME ANY OLD TIME Refrain: PAPA IS A BIG MAKAI [security guard] DOWN BY THE OLD FISH MARKET AUNTY SELLS GOOD ALAMIHI [black crab] O H AHA HA AHA HA [the crabs tickle] Refrain PAPA COMES HOME SEE MAMA MAMA DRINKING OKE [short for okolehao, strong alcoholic drink made from the root of the ti plant] PAPA BURNS UP WITH MAMA HE GIVES MAMA BLACK EYE Refrain VARIOUS VERSIONS It seems as if every performer adds or changes verses to these songs. A few variations are below: [Comment – a common characteristic in every folk tradition] Papa works for the stevedore Mama makes the leis Sister goes with the Haole boy Comes home any old time Brother goes to the beach all day To look at wahines in bikinis He wears dark glasses and a coconut hat You no can see where his eyeballs at I want to marry this wahine [girl] I know Her name is Haunani Ho I told my papa and he said no Haunani is your sister but your mama don't know I told my mama what my papa had said She said no hila hila You can marry Haunani Ho Your papa's not your papa but your papa don't know |
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Poster: Lopaka Email: mingo@flex.com Subject: is Manuela his name, or does it mean something? |
Posted on 3/30/05 at 7:49pm |
| The big question is "What does Manuela mean?" The Hawaiian dictionary says manuea means careless. Is that it? |
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Poster: Jesse Tinsley Email: jessehj@imbris.com Subject: "Manuela Boy" |
Posted on 4/3/05 at 12:55pm |
| I believe the meaning behind "Manuela Boy" is that a young man, named Manuel, angers his parents, who tell him he has no shame ("hilahila") and they're not going to give him any more money ("five cent"), that he can't live in the house anymore and that he has to go sleep in A'ala Park. At the time, A'ala Park was a kind of skid row where drunks used to hang out. Really I think it's just a silly song with dozens of made-up verses, some funny, some kolohe (naughty). Jesse Tinsley |
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Poster: Sharon Gibb Email: Gibb SC@hotmail.com Subject: Manuela Boy |
Posted on 4/7/05 at 5:56am |
| Manuela is a "Portagee" name. The Portugese (my tutu - grandmother - included were a significant immigrant group to the islands where they worked on sugar plantations. |
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Poster: Deanna Paiva Email: djswinford@cox.net Subject: Manuela Boy |
Posted on 6/10/05 at 6:57am |
| The name of that song is "Manuela Boy" . Manuela Boy, my dear boy, no more hila hila. (no more shame) No more five cents no more house, go aala park ea moi. (Goes to sleep in Aala Park) |
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Poster: Travis Fullerton Email: travisf@earthlink.net Subject: Manuela boy chords |
Posted on 7/29/05 at 7:00pm |
| Does anyone know where I can find a chord chart for Manuela Boy? |
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Poster: Auntie Maria Email: auntie@mele.com Subject: Manuela Boy |
Posted on 8/4/05 at 12:04pm |
| Post a message at taropatch.net's message board -- lots of guitar/uke/steel players who can help you there. |
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Poster: Camille Olela Email: camille.olela@phila.gov Subject: Manuela Boy |
Posted on 11/10/05 at 8:54am |
Hi, Did you find chords for Manuela Boy? Please let me know where you found this. I'd like to strum it on the uke. Thanks! |
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Poster: John Subject: manuela boy |
Posted on 8/30/08 at 11:30pm |
I always thought sleep in ala pahk meant ala moana park where the bums have to sleep |
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