Monday, February 19, 2018
Magic of Waikiki
A L O H A !
* WAIKIKI © 1938
Lyrics & Music: Andrew Kealoha Cummings
"Andy Cummings, a respected and well-loved composer and musician, wrote this song while in Lansing, Michigan on tour with The Paradise Islands revue. 'It was a cold and foggy night in November 1938 and we were walking back to our hotel from the theatre. I thought of Waikiki with its rolling surf, warm sunshine, palm trees, and…'"
Recording: 78rpm: Andy Cummings, Bell Records 1946 Link
Dusk Hula, Waikiki Hula Mound
"I see memories out of the past,
memories that always will last
of a place beside the sea. . . "
Last gleams of day, last walk on the beach
Waikîkî
"At night when the shadows are falling
I hear the rolling surf calling
Calling and calling to me. . .
Moana Hotel, Kalakaua Avenue
"Your tropic nights and
your wonderful charms
Are ever in my memory
And I recall when I held in my arms
An angel sweet and heavenly. . .
Bill M, Artist, Waikiki
"Waikîkî
Tis for you that my heart is yearning
My thoughts are always returning
Out there to you across the sea. . ."
Andy Cummings*
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Thank YOU
my Pili Aloha!
Fondly, cloudia
* WAIKIKI © 1938
Lyrics & Music: Andrew Kealoha Cummings
"Andy Cummings, a respected and well-loved composer and musician, wrote this song while in Lansing, Michigan on tour with The Paradise Islands revue. 'It was a cold and foggy night in November 1938 and we were walking back to our hotel from the theatre. I thought of Waikiki with its rolling surf, warm sunshine, palm trees, and…'"
Recording: 78rpm: Andy Cummings, Bell Records 1946 Link