[78-L] Love On A Shoestring^

[Malcolm Rockwell]

It is.
An uku is a flea, politely. Impolitely, it's a head louse.
And lele means "to fly, jump, leap, hop, swing, bounce, or burst forth" 
among other things.
So, "jumping flea" is not an incorrect translation.
Lelele me ka 'oli'oli (Jumping for joy),
M

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David Lennick wrote:
> Now, how about pronouncing it? Is it "oo-koo-lay-lee" as Arthur Godfrey says?
>
> Hawaii, Hawaii, Hawaii.
>
> dl
>
> Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
>   
>> Sheesh. At least you guys are spelling it right! Although I've heard 
>> arguments that "ukelele" is also correct. But they're wrawng. So very 
>> wrawng.
>> M
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>> David Lennick wrote:
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>>> Michael Biel wrote:
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>>>> RAY KILCOYNE wrote:
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>>>>         
>>>>> From: "David Lennick"
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>>>>>           
>>>>>> Forwarding an inquiry from another list. Does anybody know if there is 
>>>>>> indeed
>>>>>> such a song, and particularly a recording of it that features a ukulele?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> dl
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>>>>> The Captain and Tennille did such a song in 1980.  I just listened to it but 
>>>>> could hear no ukulele.
>>>>> RayK 
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>>>> Ah, but did you not hear a ukulele?  That could be different from 
>>>> hearing a "no ukulele".  A banjo is a no ukulele.  A trombone is a no 
>>>> ukulele. 
>>>>
>>>> Mike (we don't need no steenkin' ukulele) Biel   mbiel at mbiel.com 
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>>>>         
>>> Why a ukulele? Why a no a bandura?
>>>
>>> dl
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