what does mele mean
Mele is a cognate of Fijian language meke. In practical usage, the word can be combined with other words, such as Mele Hula, a metered chant. The word can either be a noun (He mele keia), or used as a verb to mean to chant or to sing (E mele mai...). The 1,255 recordings of Hawaiian chants and songs made by ethnomusicologist Helen Heffron Roberts 1923â1924 are cataloged at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu as individual meles.