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Lyrics To "Iorana"
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Poster: Travis Fullerton Email: travisf@earthlink.net Subject: Lyrics to "Iorana" |
Posted on 2/9/05 at 6:53pm |
| Aloha, I'm a musician who lived for many years in the islands and, of course, I've been greatly influenced by island music and musicians. I'm recording a medley of Hawaiian/Tahitian songs starting with Andy Cumming's "Maui Girl", then moving into a traditional "Iorana" from Tahiti, then moving to a himene-style ending. I believe I have the lyrics correct but would like to check one last time. Anybody have the lyrics to either "Maui Girl" or "Iorana"? Mahalo & Maruru roa - Travis |
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Poster: Rose Perreira Email: misstahiti@hawaii.rr.com Subject: IaOrana song |
Posted on 4/19/05 at 8:30am |
| Iaorana Travis; Do you mean "Vahine Tahiti" (?) does it start with "Ioarana oe Tavana Oire e te Tavana oire rahi e" I might be able to help you, I aso have the C.D Let me know, Mauruuru, Rose |
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Poster: Travis Fullerton Email: travisf@earthlink.net Subject: Lyrics to "Iorana" |
Posted on 4/27/05 at 12:06pm |
| Hi Rose, Maruru roa for your help with this song. I talked with Roland Teai, in Tahiti, who has been in the music scene for a long time. We finally found the song covered by a french group in the 80s, Voyage. It's called "Tahiti, Tahiti"and they take credit for it, but it's really an old traditional song that you've heard a million times.. Is this song part (or derived from) the song(s) you mention? Thanks for your kokua, Travis |
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Poster: Travis Fullerton Email: travisf@earthlink.net Subject: Re: Tahiti info needed |
Posted on 7/28/05 at 11:14am |
| Aloha John, "Tahiti, Tahiti" song info is as follows: Artist: Voyage, circa 1980/81 Label: Sirocco Records Authors: M. Chantereau, P. Dahan, S. Pezin Publisher: Sirocco Music (ASCAP) I hope this helps! Best of luck with the show! Aloha, Travis |
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Poster: Peter Email: tapik_tapik@hotmail.com Subject: yes but... |
Posted on 8/18/05 at 3:19pm |
i heard a sample of it on amazon, it is that song. BUT i heard the same song when i was still living in Guam and girls sing it and its way better. i really wanna get that version.... pls post anymore info |
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Poster: Bill Styffe Email: airdrivr@optonline.net Subject: Song - "Iorana" |
Posted on 9/30/05 at 3:55pm |
My wife is trying to choreograph a dance to this song and needs the words and translations. Can you help??? Maruru Bill |
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Poster: leimomi Email: ualawa@yahoo.com Subject: Need lyrics |
Posted on 10/5/05 at 12:50pm |
Aloha! I have a hula halau in Kapahulu and needed help with obtaining lyrics and translations to the following songs. I searched all over but was never successful in locating the translations. 1. Tahiti, Tahiti 2. E Piko 3. Tiare Taina 4. Bora Bora E I would appreciate this a bunch. Mahalo nui, Leimomi |
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Poster: Carole Stockton Email: kalolajean@netscape.net Subject: Tahitian lyrics |
Posted on 11/10/05 at 10:25pm |
Aloha, Tahitian lyrics seem to be hard to get a hold of. Is anyone able to get the lyrics to: E Piko Tipi Tipi Tahiti, Tahiti (also) Aloha Pumehana, Carole |
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Poster: Jeff Email: choco_baby2@hotmail.com Subject: help |
Posted on 11/14/05 at 6:33pm |
hey i was just wondering if any of you know who sings the song iorana(i think thats how u spell it) well if you know i would like to know who sings it..um i know that its a girl group.. thanks |
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Poster: Scott Email: osupuntboy@aol.com Subject: Tahiti Tahiti |
Posted on 12/12/05 at 10:15pm |
Tahiti Tahiti is the song by Voyage! One of my favorites I found listening to and taping a radio station at home in Hawai'i RADIO FREE HAWAI'I which no longer exists. They played all kinds of obscure music. This song was also in Arnold Schwarzenegger's movie True Lies in the opening scene it's playing in the background. Scott |
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Poster: Kealoha Email: margotkh@yahoo.com Subject: Tahiti Tahiti lyrics |
Posted on 1/1/06 at 4:54pm |
I *love* this song- always reminds me of home (Waianae), even if it was recorded by a otherwise non-polynesian 80's disco group! I don't know if all of the words are right (especially wrt splits and accents), and would appreciate corrections.... Also, if anyone has an english translation, please post it! Hau'oli makahiki hou! -Margot Iaorana oe tavana oire E te Tavana oire e Iaora, iaorana iaora I te farereira’a e (repeat) Iaorana, Iaorana, Iaorana e Te vahine Tahiti Aue aue te nehenehe Te vahine Tahiti Tiare, tiare, tiare e Mo`orea e Aue aue te noanoa Te tiare Mo`orea To fare ni aue i Borabora nui e Ua here au ia oe Borabora e Na te moana e Ua reva ta'u tane iti e Aue te arofa e Ta`u tane iti e |
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Poster: RJ Email: rausicca@hotmail.com Subject: to peter |
Posted on 1/18/06 at 1:16pm |
you probably want the version sung by the group "Na Waiho'olu'u O Ke Anuenue." i grew up with this version of the song and had never even heard the Voyage one til today. |
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Poster: Kanani Email: oosistaho0@aol.com Subject: O Tahiti E |
Posted on 1/29/06 at 0:03am |
Iaorna! I need help finding lyrics and translation to any of O Tahiti E songs. Please if anyone can help me. Maruuru roa!!! |
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Poster: Turia Email: turia@verizon.net Subject: Te vahine tahiti song |
Posted on 2/5/06 at 3:08pm |
Iaorana everyone, I'm from Tahiti,but live in California now. My husband use to live in Hawaii many years ago, and played with the band "Paul Flynn".. He is recording "Te vahine tahiti" right now. Anyone need lyrics and translation, go to google, type te vahine tahiti lyrics and you'll get the translation in french and english. Hope that will help. Maururu, Turia |
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Poster: Noelani Email: alohapenni@aol.com Subject: lyrics |
Posted on 2/9/06 at 1:53pm |
I too need the lyrics and translation to E Piko. Any help on this will be greatly appreciated. Much mahalos, Penni Noelani Evans |
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Poster: K`ypriano`u Email: basil_nicolas@hotmail.com Subject: tahiti tahiti |
Posted on 4/2/06 at 2:23am |
Im glad to have found the lyrics to this song Iaorana, I`ts such a wonderful song, it hits the heart, and my Kids love it. Although we are not from Tahiti, yet we are from the Island of cyprus, the village where we are from just love it. Many Thanks Georgio |
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Poster: Lyn Email: dsatonorthshore@hotmail.com Subject: lyrics |
Posted on 4/27/06 at 10:45pm |
I am also in need of the lyrics, name of musician/CD & translation to E Piko & Iorana (Vahine Tahiti). Mahalo! |
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Poster: Atamu Email: tautira@yahoo.com Subject: Beneath the surface |
Posted on 6/5/06 at 8:05am |
A good idea for people to get lyrics and song info to go beneath the surface and at least learn enough french and tahitian to do your own search b/c there is a plathora of info on the net if you know at least manini kine vocab. Music, song and dance is great, but lets do our part to understand a bit more and appreciate the true value of all Polynesian cultures, not just what people want to see on stage, on tv, or at parades. this is my mana'o hapa'o maita'i fa'atoito, maururu roa Atamu |
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Poster: pulu Email: apesamoa@hotmail.com Subject: english translation to TAHITI TAHITI |
Posted on 7/1/06 at 4:28pm |
Could someone please post the english translation to TAHITI TAHITI (IAORANA)? PLEASE..I do like this song but I only semi understand what the meaning is. Mahalo, PULU |
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Poster: J. Tovey Email: puaka1@hotmail.com Subject: Tahiti Tahiti corrections |
Posted on 7/17/06 at 2:05pm |
Ia orana outou! I appreciate everyone's desire to know the translations of songs before they try and perform them. This means a lot and reflects the principle that language is the center of culture. Here are some corrections of the song Tahiti Tahiti. I have added some translation also. Iaorana oe Tavana rahi e (Greetings to you great chief E te Tavana rahi e Iaora, iaorana iaora i te farereiraa e (repeat)(Greetings at this meeting occasion) Iaorana, Iaorana, Iaorana e (Greetings) Te vahine Tahiti (Tahitian girl) Aue aue te nehenehe (Oh, such beauty!) Te vahine Tahiti (The Tahitian girl) Tiare, tiare, tiare e (The flower) Mo`orea e Aue aue te noanoa (Oh, such fragrant beauty!) Te tiare Mo`orea (The Moorea flower) To fare niau e, (My traditional hut i.e. w/coconut leaves) I Borabora nui e (In great Borabora) Ua here vau ia oe (I love you Borabora) Borabora e Na te moana e (Over the ocean) Ua reva ta'u tane iti e (My man is flying) Aue te arofa e (Oh, the love!) Ta`u tane iti e (My man) (not too sure about this last stanza) Hope this helps, ia haamaitai te Fatu ia outou, faaitoito, Tearatai tane |
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Poster: Melody Email: seanoa6@yahoo.com Subject: tahitian translations |
Posted on 7/20/06 at 7:26am |
I downloaded tahitian music off of LimeWire called "Ukulele te fenua Po iti avae Vahine Ta" It's a medley of 3 songs I got the first one and then the guy who was translating for me, kinda flaked on the rest. Is there anyone who would be able to help me? I sure would appreciate any help. Thank you!!!! Melody |
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Poster: Ku'u Email: lehuananis4life@GMAIL.COM Subject: Tahitian Lyrics |
Posted on 7/31/06 at 7:39pm |
I am so happy to have come across this forum. I think it's great that from what I have read so far everyone is so very helpful. I am not Tahitian but, I grew up learning about the culture with a dance group I belonged to- I haven't danced in a couple of years and songs often pop and just can't stop singing! There is a song that is very special to me because we used in competition in the early 90's but, cannot remember for the life of me what the translation is- Vaitape I Nunue... I hope I am spelling that correctly... Does anyone have the lyrics and translation? Any help would be appreciated! I also wanted to mention that over the years we competed at different competitions and if I can locate my 'dance' binder the lyrics for the songs listed above- E piko, Tipi Tipi and others are MOST likely there along with many others since we have used these songs in competiton/performance. Hope to hear from you soon! ~ Ku'u |
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Poster: Pauline Email: golfbeertje@hotmail.com Subject: Tahiti Lyrics, Thank you!!! |
Posted on 9/28/06 at 0:56am |
This is wonderful!! For some time now I'm looking for lyrics for E Vahine Tahiti and now I found it, finally! I have the version from Voyage, but I'd love to have other versions and expecially the one from the group "Na Waiho'olu'u O Ke Anuenue". Funny, I didn't even know it was in a movie, the first time I heard it was on an online Hawaiian radio station and I immediately loved it. Thank you all for this information and if you do have any tips on how to get other versions from the other end of the world (The Netherlands), especially from the above mentioned group (but all other tips are welcome!), please send me a message! I'll be on holiday for 2 weeks, but will answer all mails when I'm back. Again: Thank you! |
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Poster: Randy Email: m5zealot@cox.net Subject: bora bora |
Posted on 9/29/06 at 6:39pm |
Omg, I thought I was the only person on the planet who knows the song by Voyage! I'm 43 and grew up in the disco craze. I still have the vinyl from Voyage. Their music was very universal. The album where Bora, Bora is on(Tahiti, Tahiti) starts out with the song Souveniers, (kidda discoish) then it goes into Kamchak, (an Eastern Indian theme) then right into Bora Bora! Albums back then crossfaded songs perfectly matching beats. (presumably so disco dancers didn't have to stop dacing.) I'm from Guam and still listen to this song to make me happy. I'm glad I finally know what the words mean! Voyage was one of the first groups to have a very clean sound. The bass drum beat was synthesized not muffled like most music back then. A lot of their song's were used in fashion shows. |
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Poster: indra Email: morgana97@hotmail.com Subject: mehi aua lyrics |
Posted on 10/16/06 at 12:11pm |
aloha everyoneˇ i want some help.... i want to know what does "mehi aua" mean? i was told that this is an "aparima" (tahitian song) and i would like to know the lyrics and where can i get it? thank you very much indra |
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Poster: Rohini Email: rohini_email@yahoo.com Subject: Te Vahine Tahiti |
Posted on 10/26/06 at 6:36pm |
Where can I buy the song: Iaorana, Iaorana, Iaorana e Te vahine Tahiti Aue aue te nehenehe Te vahine Tahiti Tiare, tiare, tiare e Mo`orea e Aue aue te noanoa Te tiare Mo`orea |
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Poster: REBECCA Email: NIKO96729@YAHOO.COM Subject: NEED HELP |
Posted on 11/21/06 at 2:51pm |
WHO IS TE VAHINE TAHITI SUNG BY? ALOHA kAPEKA |
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Poster: Pauline Email: golfbeertje@hotmail.com Subject: Te Vahine Tahiti |
Posted on 12/2/06 at 3:53pm |
There is a version by the band Voyage and there is a version by the band Na Waiho'olu'u O Ke Anuenue. I think it's still possible to by a CD from Voyage with this song on it.You can find it on the album "Best of Voyage: Souvenirs". The version by Na Waiho'olu'u O Ke Anuenue is a different story. After a long search I succeeded in finding an album on which this song is. It's out of print but I managed to buy one at CD Universe: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1198008&BAB=E Good luck and enjoy the song! |
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Poster: Myra Email: te-awhi@email.com Subject: Bora Bora |
Posted on 12/21/06 at 7:50pm |
Hello World! I love Kapena's version of Bora Bora and E Piko. Will someone PLEASE send me the english translation for these songs? Thanks a million and Merry Christmas. Myra |
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Poster: Myra Email: te-awhi@email.com Subject: Bora Bora Lyrics |
Posted on 1/10/07 at 8:23pm |
Leimomi Did anyone help you out with lyrics and translation to Bora Bora? Please advice. Thanks |
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Poster: linagirl Email: kfinau@tx.rr.com Subject: tipi tipi |
Posted on 1/18/07 at 8:30pm |
Aloha everybody, I have search the net for the translation of Tipi Tipi and have not found it yet, so please anybody, would you, could you please help? Mahalo plenty, linagirl |
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Poster: Leimomi Email: te-awhi@email.com Subject: Bora Bora & E Piko |
Posted on 1/22/07 at 2:03pm |
I am still waiting for someone to reply with the english translation to these songs. |
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Poster: Luis Email: tvirginia@comcast.net Subject: Te Ino, and E poti'i |
Posted on 1/25/07 at 6:03pm |
hello i am a 15 year old musician from U.S, and i recently heard these songs and i was wondering if any one knew who sang them or where i can get words? thanx it would be much help, finding hawaiian music is way easier than tahitian, i found all the Keali'i Reichel stuff real simple, ok than you very much |
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Poster: germaine Email: ghokulani@aol.com Subject: english translation please |
Posted on 2/8/07 at 11:08am |
Does anyone know the english translation to Manava,Iaorana Piri iti teie |
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Poster: Marie Email: marie2214@yahoo.com Subject: tahiti tahiti song |
Posted on 3/26/07 at 7:49am |
Does anyone know where I can purchase that song. I am obsessed with it and I've only heard of samples of tahiti tahiti. I've tried all over the net but found nothing. It is either out of print or on backorder. Please help. Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. |
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Poster: juan manuel palafox corpus Email: palafox21_16@hotmail.com Subject: english translation please |
Posted on 6/12/07 at 7:48pm |
please i need the translation of the song E Vahine Maohi E please i will really apreciate it. thanks |
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Poster: brianna Subject: lost song |
Posted on 6/28/07 at 11:04am |
i am a 19 year old dancer and i used to dance to a song that goes something like this..tiare te tiare taina una una no roto mai... i dont know who sings it and cant find it anywhere, the version i am looking for is slow and it is a male singer. thank you. |
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Poster: Maku e`pua Subject: Girl group that sings "Tahiti Tahiti" |
Posted on 7/5/07 at 10:41pm |
The girl group that sings "Tahiti Tahiti" aka "Iorana" is called Leahi most of their stuff is out of print. I belive the CD is Live From Tahiti. I know because I've been a Polynesian dancer & instructor since the 90's & I've love their stuff. |
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Poster: Pat Caro Email: hulaholic@hotmail.com Subject: Manea English translation |
Posted on 9/14/07 at 2:56am |
Aloha everyone! I am in great need of the english translation of tahitian aparima "Manea". I'm hoping that someone will have it somewhere in their archives...An old song but very beautiful!!! I am currently teaching hula/tahitian in the Philippines. Any help would be appreciated!!! Mahalo, Pato |
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Poster: Lei Subject: Tahiti Tahiti |
Posted on 9/17/07 at 10:28am |
Looking for the lyrics to Tahiti, Tahiti by Na Waiho'olu'u O Ke Anuenue?? |
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Poster: Katie Colby Email: katcolby6@aol.com Subject: Tahiti |
Posted on 9/29/07 at 9:10pm |
I am hoping someone out there is as old as I am, and can recall a beautiful movie that had the song Tahit, My Island, Tahiti Where the sun is always shining in the sky. I thought the movie was South Pacific, but I have checked their sound track titles, and do not find it. Maybe it is a different movie, but if anyone can remember back to when I was 9 years old, please help . Thank you. Katie |
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Poster: christel Email: christelfreitas@yahoo.com Subject: tahiti, tahiti |
Posted on 10/23/07 at 10:53am |
thanx for the info on tahiti, tahiti i really needed it i have been looking all over my daughter will be doing a tahitian # with this song so all info is greatly appreciated. |
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Poster: Manfred Assmann Email: kiaorana@aol.com Subject: Bora bora |
Posted on 11/22/07 at 7:15am |
I look for the songtext of Bora Bora did you get in the meantime? Manfred Acemann, Germany We give you other songs |
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Poster: Dex Email: eikichi808@hotmail.com Subject: Vahine Tahiti |
Posted on 12/28/07 at 0:08am |
This may sound a little crazy, but i'm 24 and grew up in hawaii and remember listening to Vahine Tahiti on the radio. I have since grown in musical tastes and liten to just about everything now. I was listening to a streaming "techno" station that played "hardstyle" and I heard them mix in Vahine Tahiti into one of their sets. The DJ on set was DJ Mystery if that helps. If anyone knows this song i'd greatly appreciate any info, or the mp3 of it! Mahalo! |
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Poster: bill forbes Email: bill21@optonline.net Subject: hardstyle mix vahine tahiti |
Posted on 2/12/08 at 9:25pm |
if this helps i have a 12 " version of a group called Jam Jam called Hanoa Hanoa and it uses bits of the song i know as Tahiti Tahiti its on moda label i think from italy let me know if its what ur looking for Bill |
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Poster: sharon smith Email: aulanihulahalau@charter.net Subject: Vini Vini |
Posted on 9/29/08 at 12:21pm |
Does anyone have the words and translation to Vini vini vini, vana vana vana, tahiti tahiti.... |
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Poster: Pakelekia Email: nickita_5@hotmail.com Subject: Looking for the song "Tahiti Nui" |
Posted on 10/27/08 at 1:21pm |
Could you help me?? And loocking the song tahiti nui but it's in french, I only know de chorus it's something like that: Tahiti nui, ia maeva, tahiti nui iorana and all the song it's in french, coulda help me to find this lyrics?? Mahalo nui loa |
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