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 written 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
• The song interpolates 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