| 词条 | Ula (dance) |
| 释义 |
The ula (dance) is an ancient Tongan group dance, already reported by early European navigators like captain Cook. It is also known as faha{{Okina}}i-ula (split dance), which may be degenerated to faha{{Okina}}iula. It is still danced nowadays, although less popular than its descendant the tau{{Okina}}olunga. LyricsThe oldest parts seem to be from Sāmoan origin: {{Okina}}Oiau, si{{Okina}}a langi ula; {{Okina}}i {{Okina}}iē fai mai si{{Okina}}a tau{{Okina}}olunga. {{Okina}}io! Tulopa he {{Okina}}iau moe; {{Okina}}io ē! vasaleva {{Okina}}iau moe; {{Okina}}io! Sina vai tava {{Okina}}ā ē he {{Okina}}iē, {{Okina}}ā ē. Sina vai tafe lo{{Okina}}u lonā. {{Okina}}io, {{Okina}}io, he lo{{Okina}}u lonā. Tunotuna {{Okina}}oe Ale-le-sā, manuia {{Okina}}oe saualuma. Laulau tu{{Okina}}i Vaea ē, Vaea lau māna{{Okina}}ia.These parts are from the beginning of the 20th century: Tonga, Tonga ē, tulituli faiva, he tuli faiva ē pe{{Okina}}i kau mu{{Okina}}a pe{{Okina}}i kau mai ke tau kalofi kuo tau e langi tulituli faiva, he tuli faiva ē. Tonga, Tonga ē, tulituli faiva, he tuli faiva ē ko e faiva ni ko hoto kakala {{Okina}}o lau ta{{Okina}}anga pea fola haka tulituli faiva, he tuli faiva ē. Tonga, Tonga ē, tulituli faiva, he tuli faiva ē kuo ke mea{{Okina}}i si{{Okina}}oto founga fiemālie tuku ke u ula tulituli faiva, he tuli faiva ē.And then there are still more variants. ExecutionThe name split dance comes from the habit that the performers split up in two (or more) groups, one entering the stage from the left, the other from the right, until the two meet in the centre and merge into one or more rows. The performers are always girls, it is rare that boys will join. The dance movements are in essence very simple and limited. Most of the work, making supple, beautiful posures, is done by the hands and the head. The body remains quite stiff, and except for an occasional step or a kneeling, the legs are not much used either. The dress of the girls is like that of the tau{{Okina}}olunga, although the red dress is here most popular. {{DEFAULTSORT:Ula (Dance)}} 2 : Dances of Tonga|Group dances |
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