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Mama's Hands

by KeAloha

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For the ones who raise us.
For my Mama who raised my two siblings and I.

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lyrics

Ma hea e ho'omaka ai
Ke pa'a nei i ka lima o ka makuahine, makuahine

My mama's hands
They hold the magic
The key to my ancestor's plans
They taught me to grow
My seeds of complexities
Layers of me that
I will come to know
My mama's eyes
They taught me to see my own truth
When it's in disguise

I na lima o ko'u makuahine

My mama, my mama, my mama, mama's hands
My mama, my mama, my mama, mama's hands
My mama, my mama, my mama, mama's hands
My mama, my mama, my mama, mama's hands

I na lima o ko'u makuahine
I na lima o ko'u makuahine
I na lima o ko'u makuahine
I na lima o ko'u makuahine

'O KeAloha ko'u inoa

Mama gave me my name and I'd like to explain
It means more than hello and goodbye
Tacky tourists so don't even try
Tacky tourists nah, don't even try
KeAloha's my name, I'm tryna reclaim
Let go of the shame, ya
Liberation's the game
I'm more than Pocahontas, Mulan
That Moana, Merida
Mud-blooded Hermoine Granger
A weaver and a dreamer
Turn identity crises into some nice advice
Just be yourself yes cuz we're all blessed
Into your family crest you should invest

For me it starts with my mama, my sibs, then me
We, like rivers meet the ocean, complete the
Essence of aloha what it means to just breath
In our blood is the recipe
In our blood is the recipe
We're our ancestor's biggest dreams
We're our ancestor's biggest dreams

My mama, my mama, my mama, mama's hands
My mama, my mama, my mama, mama's hands
My mama, my mama, my mama, mama's hands
My mama, my mama, my mama, mama's hands

I na lima o ko'u makuahine
I na lima o ko'u makuahine
I na lima o ko'u makuahine
I na lima o ko'u makuahine

credits

released August 6, 2021
Written and Played by KeAloha
Hawaiian Language Consultant: Noenoe Silva
Engineered by Jane Aurora
Mixed by Ruby Singh
Mastered by Elisa Pangsaeng

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KeAloha Vancouver, British Columbia

KeAloha is singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and dancer. She is a mixed race, disabled femme, whose blood carries legacies of Polynesian navigators and
dancers, Lheidli trappers and medicine people, Irish farmer-settlers, and Chinese immigrants.
Her music is a vessel for her to build relationships and understanding with the many identities
she holds. ... more

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