HALE AO by JIMBO, Shigeru Visual Image, Hawaiian Culture and Music

Swing

by Albert K. "Baba" Akiona

 

Hey little girl won't you come with me

We'll climb the branches of a mango tree

Laugh and sing happy as can be

We'll swing

 

Hey little girl, let's take a walk in the sand

We'll stroll the beach skipping hand in hand

And build a castle to a wonderland

We'll swing

 

*I am your guy and you are my gal

  Friends forever, buddies, pals

  Inseparable it's plain to see

  We'll be together for eternity

 

Hey teenage beauty in a snow white gown

Let's hit the prom and we'll boogie down

Jump in my car and we'll paint the town

We'll swing

 

Hey pretty baby can you come out tonight

We'll share some dinner under candlelight

I'll steal a kiss if the mood is right

We'll swing

 

*chorus

 

Hey pretty lady will you marry me

We've been together since the mango tree

We'll stay together for eternity

And swing

 

Now we're together as a family

We watch our baby by the mango tree

She's with a boy happy as can be

They'll swing

 

They'll swing

スウィング

対訳:神保 滋

 

 

<解説>

イムアのセカンドアルバム「Live Aloha」収録。リリースは2000年。作曲はババ・アキオナ。たぶんハワイでだったと思うが、リリースの年に僕はCDを買って、この曲が大好きになった。まさか翌年に、イムア本人と知り合うなんて夢にも思わなかった。来日した彼ら(デイブ&ババ)のバックバンドをつとめた僕は、このスウィングを演奏した。懐かしいスウィートメモリーだ。

 

 

 

 

 

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