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Hawaiian Wedding Song

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(King / Hoffman / Manning)

Information:
Hawaiian Wedding Song was written in 1926 by Charles E. King under the title Ke Kali Nei Au. In 1958 Al Hoffman and Dick Manning wrote English lyrics. Andy Williams had the one million-seller of Hawaiian Wedding Song (Cadence 1358) in 1959. His recording reached #11 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart. In 1951 Bing Crosby had recorded the song as Here Ends the Rainbow. 

Elvis recorded Hawaiian Wedding Song on March 22, 1961, at Radio Recorders for his film, Blue Hawaii. He later sang it in the U.S. edition of his TV special Elvis: Aloha From Hawaii (April 4, 1973). Hawaiian Wedding Song did not appear on the soundtrack album of the special, however.

Lyrics:

Ko aloha makamae e ipo (Sweetheart you are so precious)
This is the moment I've waited for
I can hear my heart singing, soon bells will be ringing
This is the moment of sweet Aloha
I will love you longer than forever
Promise me that you will leave me never
Here and now, dear, all my love I vow, dear
Promise me that you will leave me never
I will love you longer than forever
Ua sila pa`a `ia me `oe (Sealed forever to you)
Ko aloha makamae e ipo (Sweetheart you are so precious)
Ka`u ia e lei a`e nei la (I pledge my love to you alone)
Now that we are one clouds won't hide the sun
Blue skies of Hawaii, smile, on this our wedding day
I do love you with all my heart

Where it was released:

Released for the first time on the album Blue Hawaii »

LPs/CDs:

- Blue Hawaii (1961) »

- Elvis In Concert (1977) »

- The Elvis Presley Story (1977) »

- Blue Hawaii (1977) »
- Mahalo From Elvis (1978) »
– Pickwick Pack (1978) »

- Blue Hawaii (1980) »

- The Alternate Aloha (1988)

- Command Performances – The Essential 60’s Masters II (1995)

- Blue Hawaii, Deluxe Edition (1997)

- Are You Lonesome Tonight (1997)

- Legendary Elvis Presley (2000)

- Junichiro Koizumi Presents My Favourite Elvis Songs (2001)

- Live in Las Vegas (2001)

- Silver Screen Stereo (2001) – FTD »

- The 50 Greatest Love Songs (2001)

- It’s Midnight (2001) - FTD »

- Dragonheart (2003) - FTD »

- Big Boss Man (2005) – FTD »

- Love, Elvis (2005)

- Elvis By The Presleys (2005)

- Southern Nights (2006) – FTD »

- Nevada Nights (2008) - FTD »

- Blue Hawaii (2009) - FTD »

- Dixieland Delight (2009) - FTD »

- From Sunset to Las Vegas (2009) - FTD »

- New Haven '76 (2009) - FTD »

- A Minnesota Moment (2010) - FTD »

- Elvis (Fool) (2010) - FTD »

- Another Saturday Night (2012) - FTD »

– In Florida (2014) - FTD »

– Las Vegas '74 (2017) - FTD »

– The Bicentennial Show (2017) - FTD »

– St. Paul to Wichita, October '74 (2019) - FTD »

– From Georgia to Florida (2019) - FTD »

Bootleg Releases:
- Elvis Presley is Alive and Well and Singing in Las Vegas, Volume 1 (1975) - sem etiqueta

- The Vegas Years, 1972-1975 (1976) - TAKRL 

- Command Performance (1977) - ECP

- Special Delivery From Elvis Presley (1979) - Flaming Star Records

- Behind Closed Doors (1979) - Audifon Records

- The Blue Hawaii Box (1981) - Laurel

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