Aloha Oe

Japanese: 《アロハ・オエ》 - あろはおえ

...Also known as the "Aloha State," the Hawaiian word "aloha," which is used as a greeting of welcome or farewell and an expression of affection, symbolizes the spirit of the residents. Many of the things that Hawaii has created, such as surfing, which Captain Cook witnessed in 1778, the muumuu, which was invented by missionaries who came to Hawaii to change the way women wear their waists, Hawaiian music, which uses the ukulele, which was originally a folk instrument called the machete (a type of guitar) brought by Portuguese workers who worked on sugarcane plantations (incidentally, the lyrics of "Aloha 'Oe" (meaning "I love you" and "Goodbye") were written by Queen Liliuokalani, the last queen of the Kingdom of Hawaii), and bright, primary-colored aloha shirts, speak of the character of Hawaiian culture, which is called a "melting pot of races." Currently, the mainstay of Hawaii's economy is tourism. ...

From [Hawaiian Music]

...The Polynesian Kanaka people, natives of the Hawaiian Islands, had unaccompanied songs, oli, percussion instruments (such as the gourd ipu and bamboo pu'ili), and dances (hula). In the 19th century, Christian hymns were brought to the islands by Americans, and they absorbed Western-style melodies and harmonies. Furthermore, the guitar was introduced by Mexicans, and the small guitar by Portuguese. This led to the invention of slack key (a Hawaiian folk guitar playing style with its own tuning and playing method), steel guitar, and ukulele, and by the end of the 19th century, the classical Hawaiian style, represented by "Aloha Oe" (composed by Queen Liliuokalani in 1878), was completed. In the 20th century, the number of Hawaiian musicians going to America for work increased rapidly, and elements of jazz and blues were widely adopted. In the 1930s, electrically amplified steel guitars were introduced, and Hawaiian music became more popular.

From Liliuokalani

… Born into a royal family, she married American J. Dominis in 1862. When her brother, Kalakaua, ascended to the throne in 1874, she became a star in the court's social circles, and in 1878 composed the famous Hawaiian song, "Aloha Oe." She served as regent when the king was absent, and became queen after her brother's death in 1891, when many of his royal rights had been taken away. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Aloha Oe" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…別名〈アロハ･ステートAloha State〉と称され，歓迎･別離のあいさつや愛情の表現にも用いられるハワイ語の〈アロハ〉ということばが，住民の気風を象徴している。1778年にキャプテン･クックが目撃したサーフィン，渡来した宣教師が女性の腰みのを改めさせるために考案したムームー，サトウキビのプランテーションで働いたポルトガルの労働者が持ちこんだ民俗楽器マシェーテ(ギターの類)が原形となったウクレレを用いるハワイアン音楽(ちなみに，《アロハ･オエ》(〈あなたに愛を〉〈さようなら〉の意)はハワイ王国最後の女王リリウオカラニ女王自身の作詞になる)や明るい原色のアロハ･シャツなど，ハワイが生みだしたものの多くが，〈人種のるつぼ〉と呼ばれるハワイ文化の性格を物語っている。　現在，ハワイ経済の主柱は観光である。…

【ハワイアン･ミュージック】より

…ハワイ諸島原住のポリネシア系のカナカ族は，無伴奏の歌オリ，打楽器(ひょうたんの〈イプ〉，竹のささら〈プーイリ〉など)と踊り(フラ)などをもっていた。19世紀にアメリカ人によりキリスト教の賛美歌が持ち込まれて西洋式のメロディとハーモニーを吸収し，さらにメキシコ人によりギター，ポルトガル人により小型ギターが紹介されることによって，スラック･キーslack key(独自の調弦と演奏法によるハワイの民俗的ギター奏法)，スチール･ギター，ウクレレが考案され，19世紀末には《アロハ･オエAloha Oe》(リリウオカラニ女王が1878年に作った)に代表されるハワイアンの古典様式が完成した。20世紀に入り，ハワイの音楽家たちがアメリカに出稼ぎに行く機会が急増するとともに，ジャズやブルースの要素が大幅に取り入れられ，1930年代にスチール･ギターの電気増幅式のものが導入されてハワイ音楽のポピュラー化が進行した。…