Hawaiian Phrase · Music
Hana ke mele
Pronunciation: /HAH-nah keh MEH-leh/
Meaning
To make music, to perform a song. A general phrase for musical creation or performance.
Example sentences
E komo mai nā malihini, i hiki iā lākou ke hīmeni a e hana ke mele kakahiaka.
Welcome, visitors, so that they may sing and the morning music can be made.
Ma ka pāʻina, ua hui pū ka poʻe ʻōpio a hoʻoholo lākou e hana ke mele no nā kūpuna.
At the party, the young people got together and decided to make music for the elders.
I ka napoʻo ʻana o ka lā ma ka mokupuni, ua ʻike mākou i nā mea hoʻokani pila ma ke kahakai e hana ke mele e hoʻolauleʻa ai.
As the sun set on the island, we saw musicians on the beach making music to celebrate.
About this word
“Hana ke mele” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning To make music, to perform a song. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Music. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.