Title | Aloha, Soldier Boy |
Composer | Smith, Walter |
Lyricist | Carter, Sidney (pseudonym for Charles N. Daniels) |
Publisher | Daniels & Wilson, Inc. |
Place of Publication | San Francisco (Calif.) |
Year of Publication | 1918 |
Date of Copyright | 1918-08-30 |
Physical Description | 1 score, voice and piano ([1], [2]-3, [1] p.) |
Comment | This ballad, a late addition to the Hawaiian craze, and written near the close of the War, had only limited success, largely on the West Coast, though the two piano rolls reached a somewhat wider audience. A New York Dramatic Mirror reviewer characterized the music and words as "commonplace. |
Historical Note | - Two piano rolls were issued in 1918: by QRS in November and by Rythmodik in December. Only one performance has been identified.
- This is the first of two printings, distinguished by the back covers. A postwar version titled “Aloha, Honey Boy,” with identical music but with the lyrics rewritten to remove all references to soldiers and France, was copyrighted April 5, 1919.
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Musical Note | This Hawaiian ballad follows the conventions of the genre: oscillating (swaying) dotted figures, gentle syncopation, glissandi and grace notes, upward leaps of a sixth. |
Dedication | Dedication |
Subject - Topic | - Love songs
- Songs and music
- Soldiers
- Popular music
- Songs and music
- World War, 1914-1918
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Subject - Geographic | |
Subject - Temporal | 1911-1920 |
Lyrics | - [refrain 2]
- [verse 2] Same old moon and stars are shining By the silver strand, / On the shore, as of yore; / There's a soldier quickly walking Down the moonlit sand, / she is waiting there; / "Dearie," he is saying, "Greet me with a kiss, / I have not forgotten that you told me this:"
- [refrain 1] "So when you see a little, naughty Frenchy maiden near you, Just to cheer you, dear, / Be sure to look away, because you know that I adore you, Longing for you here, / In dear old Waikiki, There’s little lonesome me, / And I’ll be loney, very lonely, Waiting for you only, Aloha, soldier boy.
- [verse 1] Stars are blinking, moon is winking, By the silver sea, / Lovers there, just a pair; / Slowly walking, softly talking, Hear her tender plea / as she whispered low: / "Dearie, don't forget me when you're over there, / France is full of girlies, and you must beware.”
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Musical Genre | Hawaiian ballad |
Repository | Newberry Library |
Rights | NoC-US |
Rights Description | The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. |
Artist | Cameron, W. R. [William Ross] |
Printer | Back cover, bottom: Alex. Dulfer Printing Co., S. F. |
Cover Description | Soldier and sweetheart, wearing a lei, walking together, facing right; palm trees, sea, mountain, and moon in background; in simple window-like art deco frame; orange and blue, signed BR. |
Back Cover Description | Sample, in simple art deco frame: Dreamy moon (© 1917 11 15) |
Interior Description | Plate number: p. 3, BL: Aloha, Soldier Boy 2 |
Performance Medium | Voice and piano. |
Original Location | Box 163 |
Local Identifier | nda163_031 |
Collection Title | James Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music |
Collection | World War I Sheet Music from the James Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music |