The Moon of Manakoora
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"The Moon of Manakoora" is a popular song written by Frank Loesser (lyrics) and Alfred Newman (music) for the 1937 Paramount film The Hurricane starring Dorothy Lamour. The song "The Moon of Manakoora" is considered a standard.
Manakoora, loosely translated to English, is "witchcraft", derived from "mana" meaning "magic" and "koora/kura" (pronounced "KUU-rah") meaning "lore" or "school" or "body of knowledge".
Popular culture
The song has been covered by many artists, including:
- The cast of TV series Glee
- Australian Jazz vocalist Janet Seidel
- The Norman Luboff Choir
- Andy Williams
- The Ames Brothers
- Chet Atkins
- Stanley Black
- Frankie Carle
- Benny Carter
- Frank Chacksfield
- Bing Crosby
- Vic Damone
- Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis
- Percy Faith
- Benny Goodman
- Burl Ives
- Harry James
- Kana King
- Andre Kostelanetz
- Gene Krupa
- Harry Leader
- Guy Lombardo
- Arthur Lyman
- Henry Mancini
- Tony Martin
- Felix Mendelssohn & His Hawiian Serenaders
- Buddy Merrill Orchestra
- Vaughn Monroe
- Alfred Newman
- Les Paul & Mary Ford
- Sonny Rollins
- Wayne Shorter
- The Ventures
The melody of the song appears in themes for the movies The Hurricane and Mr. Robinson Crusoe.
