List of compositions by Liliʻuokalani
[3][4] Ahe Lau Makani, translated as The Soft Gentle Breeze[5] or There is a Zephyr,[2] is a famous waltz composed by Queen Liliʻuokalani around 1868.
[6] Ahe Lau Makani was composed jointly with the Queen's sister Princess Likelike and Kapoli, a mysterious collaborator who, to this day, remains unidentified.
"[8] By And By, Hoʻi Mai ʻOe, translated as By and By Thou Wilt Return,[2] is a famous song composed by Queen Liliʻuokalani.
[10] In The Queen's Songbook, editors Dorothy Kahananui Gillett and Barbara Barnard Smith note that it's not a surprise that this love song from 1886, when Lili‘uokalani was still a princess, comes from a time when her diaries "are strewn with references to a special 'friend', perhaps Henry Berger."
Berger was the director of the Royal Hawaiian Band, and Gillett and Smith note the possibility "that the song celebrates a romantic liaison" with him.
It is one of the most compelling melodies of the Queen's songs, and I arranged it so the second verse is played in a relaxed 12/8 ballad style.
[13] Performance of the song is known to be vocally challenging in terms of range, timing, power, and breath control.
One of the most famous recorded renditions was made by activist/singer George Helm on the first live album that was released after his death in the Kahoʻolawe struggle.
Manu Kapalulu, translated to Quail, is one of the numerous songs and chants composed by Queen Liliʻuokalani.
Although Liliʻuokalani embraced Christianity, she was very familiar with the practice of worshipping and feeding na aumakua (family gods).
Kapo, the dark sorceress in verse 3, stanza 4, is Kapoʻulaʻkīnaʻu, the dual-natured goddess, daughter of Haumea and Wakea, and sister of Pele and Kamohoaliʻi.
This setting was written for the popular Pacific Rim Choral Festival which takes place in Hawaiʻi each summer.
[18] Ka Wiliwili Wai, sometimes plainly called Wiliwiliwai, translated to The Lawn Sprinkler or The Twisting of the Water,[2] is a famous song composed by Queen Liliʻuokalani who wrote the words and the music.
It honors Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the great-granddaughter of Kamehameha I and Liliʻuokalani's beloved foster sister.
High school students at Kamehameha sing this song every year on Founder's Day, 19 December, the date of Pauahi's birth.
On this occasion, Queen Kapiʻolani wore a parure of catseye shells and a gown embroidered with blue peacock feathers.
"[23] Pelekane means "Britain" and reveals the long-standing affinity that the Native Hawaiian people felt for England.
The setting is the Puna District on the Island of Hawaiʻi, which was renowned for its groves of fragrant hala (Pandanus tectorius).
Their lyrics are full of romance, and the rhythmic buoyancy and grace of the music place them among her most memorable melodies.
Queen Liliʻuokalani originally wrote Sanoe in common time, though today it is almost always performed in triple meter.
Queen Lili‘uokalani indicates she composed Sanoe with "Kapeka", her friend whose real name was Elizabeth Sumner Achuck.
[35] It is a famous mele, composed by Queen Liliʻuokalani, March 22, 1895, while she was under house arrest at ʻIolani Palace.
[36] Queen Liliʻuokalani wrote this at the bottom of the manuscript: "Composed during my imprisonment at ʻIolani Palace by the Missionary party who overthrew my government."
