Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm.
1There was no musical instrument, the performers were men, and the mele they cantillated went as follows:
2The notes given below offer such a skeletal presentation of a song which the author heard cantillated by a skilled hula-master.
3During his performance Kualii cantillated his song while handling a round wooden tray in place of a drum; his wife meanwhile performed the dance.
Translations for cantillate