IN THIS LIFE

ISRAEL KAMAKAWIWO’OLE

SONGWRITERS: ALLEN SHAMBLIN & MIKE REID

COUNTRY: HAWAII

ALNUM: N DIS LIFE

LABEL: BIG BOY RECORDS COMPANY

GENRE: MUSIC OF HAWAII

YEAR: 1996

In Dis Life is the final album of original music by Native Hawaiian singer Israel "Iz" Kamakawiwo'ole before his death, released in 1996. It reached #3 at Top World Music Albums.

For all I've been blessed with in my life

There was an emptiness in me

I was imprisoned by the power of gold

With one kind touch, you've set me free

Let the world stop turning, let the sun stop burning

Let them tell me, love's not worth going through

If it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart

The only dream that mattered had come true

In this life, I was loved by you

For every mountain I have climbed

Every raging river crossed

You were the treasure that I longed to find

Without your love I would be lost

Let the world stop turning, let the sun stop burning

Let them tell me, love's not worth going through

If it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart

The only dream that mattered had come true

In this life, I was loved by you

I know that I won't live forever

But forever I'll be loving you

Let the world stop turning, let the sun stop burning

Let them tell me love's not worth going through

If it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart

The only dream that mattered had come true

In this life, I was loved by you

In this life, I was loved by you.

SWEET LEILANI

HAWAII HEAVENLY FLOWERS

RAY CONNIFF

COMPOSER: HARRY OWENS WITH LANI MCINTYRE AND HIS HAWAIIANS(1937)

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: HAWAIIANA ALBUM

LABEL: DECCA RECORDS

GENRE: HAWAIIAN MUSIC

YEAR: 1967

"Sweet Leilani" is a song featured in the 1937 film, Waikiki Wedding. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and Bing Crosby's record became one of the biggest hits of 1937.

Harry Owens wrote the song on October 20, 1934 for his daughter Leilani, who was born the previous day. Leilani is a popular Hawaiian name, meaning "heavenly garland of flowers" (not "heavenly flower"). It also has a figurative meaning: Small Hawaiian children were carried on their parents' shoulders like a lei (Garland), so the name took on the meaning "heavenly child."

Prior to Waikiki Wedding, the song had been recorded by Sol Hoʻopiʻi under the title "Leilani" as the B-side of "Hawaiian Honeymoon" (Brunswick Records 55085).

Harry Owens and his Royal Hawaiians performed "Sweet Leilani" in the 1938 film Cocoanut Grove starring Fred MacMurray.

Joseph Raymond "Ray" Conniff (November 6, 1916 – October 12, 2002) was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s.

Sweet Leilani, heavenly flower

Nature fashioned roses kissed with dew - oh sweet leilani, yeah!

And then she placed them in a bower - oh, lovely leilani, yeah!

It was the start of you.

Sweet Leilani, heavenly flower

I dreamed of paradise for two - oh, sweet leilani, yeah

You are my paradise completed - oh, lovely leilani, yeah

You are my dream come true.

Sweet Leilani, heavenly flower

Tropic skies are jealous as they shine - oh, sweet leilani, yeah

I think they're jealous of your blue eyes - oh, lovely leilani, yeah

Jealous because you're mine.

Sweet Leilani, heavenly flower

I dreamed of paradise for two - oh, sweet leilani, yeah

You are my paradise completed - oh, lovely leilani, yeah

You are my dream come true.

You are my dream come true!

Sweet leilani, yeah!