_:

Maikai ke aloha a ka ipo--
Hana mao ole i ka puuwai,
Houhou liilii i ka poli--
Nowelo i ka pili aoao.

2. A mau ka pili'na olu pono;
Huli a'e, hooheno malie,
Hanu liilii nahenahe,
Nowelo i ka pili aoao.

_Chorus_.

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The author of the mele was a Hawaiian named John Meha, who
died some years ago. He was for many years a member of the
Hawaiian Band and set the words to the music given below,
which has since been arranged by Captain Berger.

[Translation]

_Side by Side_

1. Outspreads now the dawn,
Arching itself on high--
But look! a wondrous thing,
A thrill at touch of the side.

_Chorus_:

Most dear to the soul is a love-touch;
Its pulse stirs ever the heart
And gently throbs in the breast--
At thrill from the touch of the side.

2. In time awakes a new charm
As you turn and gently caress;
Short comes, the breath--at
The thrill from the touch of the side.

_Chorus_.

The fragments of Hawaiian music that have drifted down to us
no doubt remain true to the ancient type, however much they
may have changed in quality. They show the characteristics
that stamp all primitive music--plaintiveness to the degree
almost of sadness, monotony, lack of acquaintance with the
full range of intervals that make up our diatonic scale, and
therefore a measurable absence of that ear-charm we call
melody. These are among its deficiencies.

If, on the other hand, we set down the positive qualities by
the possession of which it makes good its claim to be classed
as music, we shall find that it has a firm hold on rhythm.
This is indeed one of the special excellencies of Hawaiian
music. Added to this, we find that it makes a limited use of
such-intervals as the third, fifth, fourth, and at the same
time re