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Where I Hold You

by Keola Beamer

 

I ka pilina muliwai

Ka ulu hau o kahakai

He haliʻa mai na ka makani

A pili me ʻoe

 

E huli aku ana au

I ala e hui hou ai

He mēheuheu, he maʻawe lā

A pili me ʻoe

 

 *Where I hold you

   Where I hold you

   Where I hold you

 

Ua hoʻi aku nei nō

Aia naʻe i ka puʻuwai

Kou leo hone mai i ka makani

A pili me ʻoe

 

  *hui

 

  *hui

＜解説＞

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The inspiration for the message of this song was the passing of “Papa” Kealiʻinohopono Beamer (Keola’s grandfather) in 1992. Keola explains: “‘Where I Hold You’ was written for that special place in your heart where you hold a memory of somebody.” Indeed, the soft yet thematic countermelodies of the wind instruments, the punctuation of the piano and guitar, and Raiatea’s strong leading vocals all build together to instill in us a faith that we can indeed hold the memories of those who have gone before us forever in our hearts and minds, and that if we take the time to listen, their voices may be heard amongst the trees and in the winds.

 

As Raiatea sang this, she thought of her tūtū (grandmother) who had passed: “It gets so strong, and I go into that place where it’s so deep where I want to cry, but I don’t want to cry yet. You miss someone so much you want to cry - but just before that is where you stop. You have to put yourself in that place to perform this kind of song. It lets you feel the mana (spiritual power) in the music.”

 

“Where I Hold You” echoes the collaborative relationship of Raiatea and Keola in their work together. “This song captures a lot about what I do with Uncle Keola and where I hold this music, this gift, this journey,” says Raiatea.

 

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