Black Rainbows

Black Rainbows
Written by	Ross Federman, Joe Hawley
Appears on	Hawaii: Part II
Sung by	Joe Hawley, Madi Diaz
Duration	2:30
Genre	Alternative, World
Language	Hawaiian, English
Links:	Youtube Spotify Bandcamp Instrumental (Bandcamp) A Capella Demo (Bandcamp) Chanting Tutorial (Bandcamp)

Black Rainbows is a song by Ross Federman and Joe Hawley. It is the 3rd track on the album Hawaii: Part II. Black Rainbows contains lyrics in both Hawaiian and English.

Trivia

• Black Rainbows was a featured Staff Pick of BandCamp.com on 12/13/2012
• Black Rainbows references the melody from the theme song of Hawaii Five-0.

Lyrics

'Ula'ula 'alani melemele
(Red, orange, yellow)
Oma'oma'o polu poni
(Green, blue, purple)

Do we remember
Connected rainbows?

'Ele'ele 'ele'ele
(Black, black)

Stella octangula

I see the praised rays
You see me smile
We know the joy beyond above
Has been here awhile

I draw the rainbows
You draw them near
And lo the hues arrange to show
It's perfectly clear

Chanting Tutorial Lyrics

One suggested approach would be one breath per phrase

Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah, hah-ah, hah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

For the other chanting section... Perhaps two even legato notes will be acceptable

Aah-aah
Aah-aah

Thank you for your time. For further listening enjoyment we also recommend Beethoven's lost eleventh symphony—

Credits

Engineered by Bora Karaca at the Laboratory in Beverly Hills, CA
Music: Ross Federman, Joe Hawley
Lyrics: Joe Hawley
Vocals: Madi Diaz, Joe Hawley
Additional Vocals: Nik Frank-Lehrer, Bora Karaca, Andrew Laurich, Ryan Scott
Ukulele: Joe Hawley
Baglama: Bora Karaca
Moog: Ryan Brady

Albums

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤHawaii: Part II

Introduction To The Snow · Isle Unto Thyself · Black Rainbows · White Ball · Murders · Space Station Level 7 (宇宙ステーションのレベル7) · The Mind Electric · Labyrinth · Time Machine · Stranded Lullaby · Dream Sweet In Sea Major · Variations On A Cloud (bonus track)

Hawaii: Part II: Part ii

Introduction to the Snow (Instrumental) · Isle Unto Thyself (Instrumental) · Black Rainbows (Instrumental) · White Ball (Instrumental) · Murders (Instrumental) · 宇宙ステーションのレベル7 (Instrumental) · The Mind Electric (Instrumental) · Labyrinth (Instrumental) · Time Machine (Instrumental) · Stranded Lullaby (Instrumental) · Dream Sweet in Sea Major (Instrumental) · Variations on a Cloud (Instrumental) · Introduction to the Snow (Demo) ⋅ Isle Unto Thyself (Demo) ⋅ Isle Unto Thyself (Wee-Oh) ⋅ Black Rainbows (A Capella Demo) ⋅ Black Rainbows (Chanting Tutorial) ⋅ White Ball (Piano Melody Demo) ⋅ White Ball (Bridge Demo) ⋅ White Ball (Solo Demo) ⋅ White Ball (Ad Libs) ⋅ White Ball (Raw Strings) ⋅ White Ball (Giggle) ⋅ Murders (Demo) ⋅ Murders (1949 Steinway Samples) ⋅ Murders (Vocal Effects) ⋅ 宇宙ステーションのレベル7 (Disco Chorus) ⋅ 宇宙ステーションのレベル7 ("Heaven") ⋅ The Mind Electric (Demo) ⋅ The Mind Electric (Demo 2) ⋅ The Mind Electric (Demo 3) ⋅ The Mind Electric (Demo 4) ⋅ The Mind Electric (Cojum Dip Instrumental) ⋅ The Mind Electric ("Help Me/Axon-Dendrite") ⋅ The Mind Electric ("Gott") ⋅ The Mind Electric ("Teslacoil" Synth) ⋅ The Mind Electric (Reamplification Effects) ⋅ The Mind Electric (Sample - Sam Ku West Harmony Boys - "Sunkist Hawaii") ⋅ The Mind Electric (Sample - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Gloria - "Trinitatis") ⋅ Labyrinth (Chorus Demo) ⋅ Labyrinth (Royal Lions Chorus) ⋅ Labyrinth (A Capella Verses) ⋅ Labyrinth ("I Rewind") ⋅ Time Machine (Demo) ⋅ Time Machine (Demo 2) ⋅ Time Machine (Demo 3) ⋅ Stranded Lullaby (Demo) ⋅ Stranded Lullaby (Demo 2) ⋅ Stranded Lullaby (Demo 3) ⋅ Stranded Lullaby ("Ghost") ⋅ Stranded Lullaby (Sound Effects) ⋅ Dream Sweet in Sea Major (Demo) ⋅ Dream Sweet in Sea Major (Demo 2) ⋅ Dream Sweet in Sea Major (Electric Guitar)