Meet Nahko Bear and the music of Medicine for the People
Watch this gorgeous video, while feeling the passion and power of this song.
“…And in this existence I’ll stay persistent and I’ll make a difference…”
Nahko pairs this beautiful song, Aloha Ke Akua, with a visual treasure of our planet and the goddess. Lush scenery synced with powerful lyrics makes this audio visual gift a treasure.
I've found Nahko Bear and Medicine for the People to have some of the most beautiful lyrics ever, with diverse rhythms and melodic structure, and word plays not common, it is well evident that spirit muses this musical family.
They are also potent performers, alive and engaging, full of empowering energy, love, truth, and big spirit. I had the pleasure of staying with them in Bali, as well as a private fireside concert with Nahko in Lake Tahoe, California.
Find his Newest Album: My Name is Bear
My favorite album is: HOKA
And now for the Show!
Aloha Ke Akua = God is Love
Kuleana = ones personal responsibility
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsgP8LkEopM "Images Created and Directed By Diego Pernía. Starring Edsa Ramírez, Alejandra Infante and Fernanda Vizzuet. Produced by El Mall, based on an original idea by Televisa celebrating the Bicentennial of México."
Here are the lyrics, both beautiful and potent messaging. I suggest glancing over them first - then watch the video with a greater sense of the magic embedded in this song.
May this song reverberate pure Love in your being.
Lend your ears, lend your hands Lend your movement Anything you can Come to teach, come to be taught Come in the likeness, in the image of god ‘cause you can be like that With all that humbleness and all that respect All of the power invested in me Be it hard to love my enemies All of the black bags over the heads of the dead and dying The more I understand about the human race The less I comprehend about our purpose and place And maybe if there was a clearer line that curiousity would satisfy Time-based prophecies have kept me from living in the moment, I’m struggling to trust the divinity of all the gods and what the hell they have planned for us I cry for the creatures who get left behind But everything will change in the blink of an eye And if you wish to survive You will find the guide inside
I go back and forth every single day The clarity it comes to me in the choppy waves The feelings and the places and seasons change The galaxies remain Energy fields pulling our bodies to space The angels that are composting the spiritual waste The hate that gets me distant from my spiritual pace Tenfold the manna when the planets are in place In polar alignment We’re on assignment Bodies on consignment Return ‘em to the circus And what is the purpose? What is the purpose? And would you believe it Would you believe it? If you knew what you were for And how you became so informed Bodies of info Performing such miracles I am a miracle made up of particles And in this existence I’ll stay persistent And I’ll make a difference And I will have lived it
Aloha, Aloha Ke akua, Ke akua Aloha, Aloha Kuleana, Kuleana Aloha, Aloha Ke akua, Ke akua Aloha, Aloha Kuleana, Kuleana
Each day that I wake I will praise, I will praise Each day that I wake I give thanks, I give thanks Each day that I wake I will praise, I will praise Each day that I wake I give thanks, I give thanks
And the day that I don’t wake up And transcend the holy make up I am capable I am powerful The day that I don’t wake up And transcend the holy make up I am on my way to a different place
I’m not a leader Just a creature Seeking the features of a teacher Whether you follow Whether you lead All the mysterious ways of nature And I’m into it Changing management And there are various ways to conquer This monotonous metropolis My stubbornness is bottomless My fearlessness is talkin’ shit And I’m wide awake And I’m taking names
Do you speak to me like you speak to god? All of the love and understanding Between the father and the son Do you believe in the perfectness of where you are? These are my people These are my children This is the land that I would fight for My solidarity is telling me to patiently Be moving the musical medicine around the planet in a hurry ‘Cause there’s no time to wait Gotta wake up the people Time to stand up and say We know what we are for And how we became so informed Bodies of info Performing such miracles I am a miracle Made up of particles And in this existence I’ll stay persistent And I’ll make a difference And I will have lived it
Aloha, Aloha Ke akua, Ke akua Aloha, Aloha Kuleana, Kuleana Aloha, Aloha Ke akua, Ke akua Aloha, Aloha Kuleana, Kuleana
Each day that I wake I will praise, I will praise Each day that I wake I give thanks, I give thanks Each day that I wake I will praise, I will praise Each day that I wake I give thanks, I give thanks
And the day that I don’t wake up And transcend the holy make up I am capable I am powerful The day that I don’t wake up And transcend the holy make up I am on my way to a different place
Aloha, Aloha Ke akua, Ke akua Aloha, Aloha Kuleana, Kuleana Aloha, Aloha Ke akua, Ke akua Aloha, Aloha Kuleana, Kuleana
– Lyrics courtesy of Nahko Bear (Medicine for the People)
May your days be full of high vibrations and positive uplifting experiences!
Life is He'ART!
I LOVE YOU, Lila*Star