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Hula and hālau · Hula and music

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  • ʻauana

    01

    modern hula style现代呼拉舞xiàndài hūlāwǔDraft

    Hula performed with Western instruments; one of the competition categories at Merrie Monarch (Saturday night)用西洋乐器伴奏的呼拉舞;Merrie Monarch 节的比赛项目之一(周六晚上)

  • kahiko

    02

    ancient hula style古典呼拉舞gǔdiǎn hūlāwǔDraft

    Traditional hula performed with chanting and indigenous instruments; Friday night competition at Merrie Monarch以吟诵和本土乐器伴奏的传统呼拉舞;Merrie Monarch 节周五晚上的比赛项目

  • hōʻike ho'ike

    03

    exhibition, show展演,表演zhǎnyǎn, biǎoyǎnDraft

    A hula performance or presentation; Wednesday night features hōʻike celebrating 50 years of hula kāne呼拉舞的演出或展示;周三晚上的 hōʻike 庆祝男子呼拉舞(hula kāne)五十周年

  • mele

    04

    song, chant, poem歌,颂歌,诗gē, sònggē, shīDraft #music

    The songs performed during the parade and shows游行和演出时表演的歌曲

  • oli

    05

    chant (spoken, not danced)吟诵(只吟不舞)yínsòng (zhǐ yín bù wǔ)Draft #music

    Chanted before entering Kalōpā and during the parade进入 Kalōpā 之前和游行时吟诵

  • ʻeā 'ea

    06

    vocable/exclamation衬词,感叹词chèncí, gǎntàncíDraft #music

    Rhythmic filler syllable in chants, not directly translated吟诵中有节奏的衬词,本身不直译

  • haʻina mai ka puana

    07

    tell the refrain道出副歌dàochū fùgēDraft #music

    Standard closing phrase in many Hawaiian songs许多夏威夷歌曲常用的结尾句

  • ipu

    08

    gourd, gourd drum葫芦,葫芦鼓húlu, húlugǔDraft #music

    Percussion instrument used in hula呼拉舞用的打击乐器

  • ipu heke ʻole

    09

    single gourd drum单葫芦鼓dān húlugǔDraft #music

    A single-chambered gourd percussion instrument只有一节葫芦的打击乐器

  • pahu

    10

    drum鼓gǔDraft #music

    Large standing drum used in kahiko performances古典呼拉舞(kahiko)表演中用的大型立鼓