Kåntan Chamoru: Hu Faisen Hao

Here is another Pacific Cool song that came up on Jay’s playlist this weekend when we were getting ready to go to Port Orchard to visit his family. I always sing along to the chorus whenever it plays, and decided it was time to put this on the blog! It’s another song with a nice tune about something sad (getting clear signals from someone that they don’t want to be with you anymore, but they won’t be honest with you and end things). Here are Chamorro lyrics and an English translation for the song Hu Faisen Hao by Pacific Cool. Happy listening!

Kåntan Chamoru: Ai Kika’

I’m trying to make my way through our evening practice group’s backlog of songs that we transcribed over the last year and post them to this blog so we can all reference them for our learning. This one we listened to last November, and I remember all of us chuckling throughout the song. This song is great for beginners because it’s not too fast, and the singing is clear. Here are Chamorro lyrics and an English translation for the song “Ai Kika'” by Pacific Cool, hope you enjoy it!

Kåntan Chamoru: Lalåhi

Last week Jay and I went to see Pacific Cool perform in Portland, and it was such an enjoyable night. When they played a set of cha-cha songs, we danced to every.single.song. And I’m still a bit tired from that night, but it was worth it. And so, continuing on my streak of Pacific Cool songs, here are Chamorro lyrics and an English translation for “Lalåhi” which is so much fun to sing. Listen and enjoy 🙂

Kåntan Chamoru: Kantåyi Ham

A couple of Saturdays back, my friend Alicia voted for our practice group to listen to this song. It’s such a beautiful song, with lyrics that go straight to the heart. I’m pretty sure all of us were teary-eyed by the end, trying to hold it together in front of each other in the study group. So here are the Chamorro lyrics and an English translation for Kantåyi Ham by Pacific Cool.

Kåntan Chamoru: Maila’ Ta Baila

This song, “Maila’ Ta Baila” by Pacific Cool holds a special place in my heart. When I was just a few months into learning Chamorro, Jay sent me a playlist of Chamorro songs and this was the first on the list. I listened to it four times in a row because I couldn’t stop smiling, being caught by the song’s uplifting energy and romantic lyrics. A couple of years later, one of the former band members – Henry Hofschneider – and a group of Chamorro musicians were kind enough to play this at my party to celebrate finishing grad school. It meant so much to me because of how much I love this song. This song is great for beginners getting started in the language because the lyrics are a blend of English and Chamorro. The Chamorro lyrics and their English translation are included in this post. I hope this song makes you smile 🙂