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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''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Moon of Manakoora」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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