Hawaiian Wedding Song

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“Hawaiian Wedding Song”
Love Song by Charles King
Published 1926 as Ke Kali Nei Au (Waiting Here for You)
Writer Charles King
Al Hoffman (English lyrics) 1958
Dick Manning (English lyrics) 1958
Composer Charles King
Cover versions

Andy Williams - 1959
Elvis Presley - 1961
Julie Rogers - 1965

"Hawaiian Wedding Song" is a 1926 love song written by Charles King for his operetta, "Prince of Hawaii". It was originally entitled Ke Kali Nei Au- Hawaiian for Waiting Here for You. In 1958, Al Hoffman and Dick Manning translated the original Hawaiian words into English, christening the song as the Hawaiian Wedding Song

The biggest hit version of the song in the United States was recorded by Andy Williams and released as a single in 1959. On the UK Singles Chart, the biggest hit version was Julie Rogers's 1965 single. Another version of the song was sung by Elvis Presley in the 1961 movie Blue Hawaii.