Hawaiian Verb Phrase · Music
haʻi mele
Pronunciation: /HA-ʻi MEH-leh/
Meaning
To recite a song or chant. The act of performing vocal music.
Example sentences
Ma ka ʻahaʻaina, ua kaulana ʻo ia no ka haʻi mele ʻana i nā mele kahiko o ko lākou ʻohana.
At the feast, she was famous for reciting the old songs of her family.
Ua aʻo mai ke kupuna iā mākou pehea e haʻi mele ai i ka pule hoʻomaka.
The elder taught us how to recite the opening prayer.
ʻAʻole ʻo ia i makemake e haʻi mele ma mua o ka lehulehu, akā he leo nani kona.
He didn't like to perform songs in front of a crowd, but he had a beautiful voice.
About this word
“haʻi mele” is a Hawaiian verb phrase meaning To recite a song or chant. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Music. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.