[78-L] Love On A Shoestring^

[David Lennick]

So "My Dog Has Fleas" really DOES have some significance. In addition to being 
the names of the 4 open notes and a cute David Rose instrumental.

dl

davdieh at aol.com wrote:
>  
> Ja, Das Fledelaus!
> David Diehl
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> 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