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—

Sing Along Lyrics

Oma'oma'o polū poni 
'Ele'ele, 'ele'ele 

'ele'ele
'ele'ele

'Ula'ula 'alani melemele
Oma'oma'o polū poni

'Ele'ele
'Ele'ele
'Ele'ele
'Ele'ele

'Ula'ula 'alani melemele
Oma'oma'o polū poni
'Ula'ula 'alani melemele
Oma'oma'o polū poni

Ah-ha!

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)