Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Music
ʻōlelo mele
Pronunciation: /OH-leh-loh MEH-leh/
Meaning
Lyrics of a song. The words that accompany the music.
Example sentences
Kaʻu punahele ʻo ka hoʻolohe ʻana i ka ʻōlelo mele Hawaiʻi.
My favorite is listening to Hawaiian song lyrics.
Ua kākau ʻo ia i ka ʻōlelo mele no kēia hula.
He wrote the lyrics for this hula.
Maopopo anei iā ʻoe ka ʻōlelo mele o kēia mele kahiko?
Do you understand the lyrics of this old song?
About this word
“ʻōlelo mele” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Lyrics of 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.