[78-L] Love On A Shoestring^
David Lennick
dlennick at sympatico.ca
Thu Feb 26 20:25:37 PST 2009
So, flying louse.
dl
Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
> 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
>
> *******
>
> 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
>>>
>>> *******
>>>
>>> David Lennick wrote:
>>>
>>>> Michael Biel wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> RAY KILCOYNE wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: "David Lennick"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Captain and Tennille did such a song in 1980. I just listened to it but
>>>>>> could hear no ukulele.
>>>>>> RayK
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Why a ukulele? Why a no a bandura?
>>>>
>>>> dl
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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