About: Sweet Leilani

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"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."

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  • Sweet Leilani ist ein Lied von Harry Owens aus dem Jahr 1934. Die erste Veröffentlichung erfolgte 1937 auf dem Soundtrack des Films Waikiki Wedding, gesungen von Bing Crosby. Bei der Oscarverleihung 1938 erhielt Owens für seine Komposition den Oscar für den „Besten Song“. (de)
  • Sweet Leilani es una canción compuesta por Harry Owens en 1937 para la película Waikiki Wedding, donde era interpretada por el popular actor y cantante Bing Crosby. La canción ganó el premio Óscar a la mejor canción original, superando a otras cuatro canciones que estaban nominadas dicho año. Owens compuso la canción tres años antes, en 1934, para dedicársela a su recién nacida hija. Leilani es un nombre hawaiano que significa Llevando grandes flores.​ (es)
  • "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. (en)
  • 「麗しのレイラニ」(うるわしのレイラニ、Sweet Leilani)は、アメリカ合衆国の歌。 (ja)
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  • Bing Crosby with Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians (en)
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  • Decca Records 1175 (en)
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  • With Lani McIntyre and His Hawaiians (en)
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  • Sweet Leilani (en)
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  • Sweet Leilani ist ein Lied von Harry Owens aus dem Jahr 1934. Die erste Veröffentlichung erfolgte 1937 auf dem Soundtrack des Films Waikiki Wedding, gesungen von Bing Crosby. Bei der Oscarverleihung 1938 erhielt Owens für seine Komposition den Oscar für den „Besten Song“. (de)
  • Sweet Leilani es una canción compuesta por Harry Owens en 1937 para la película Waikiki Wedding, donde era interpretada por el popular actor y cantante Bing Crosby. La canción ganó el premio Óscar a la mejor canción original, superando a otras cuatro canciones que estaban nominadas dicho año. Owens compuso la canción tres años antes, en 1934, para dedicársela a su recién nacida hija. Leilani es un nombre hawaiano que significa Llevando grandes flores.​ (es)
  • 「麗しのレイラニ」(うるわしのレイラニ、Sweet Leilani)は、アメリカ合衆国の歌。 (ja)
  • "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." (en)
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  • Sweet Leilani (de)
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  • 麗しのレイラニ (ja)
  • Sweet Leilani (en)
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