Disney MOANA trailer #3 (+ others)
tuxgeo
Adventurer
Looking up the lyrics of "We Know The Way," I found this:
( at http://genius.com/Walt-disney-records-we-know-the-way-lyrics )
"Aue, aue
We are explorers reading every sign
We tell the stories of our elders in a never-ending chain
Aue, aue
Te fenua, te mālie
Nā heko hakilia
We know the way"
First, that's southern Polynesian, not Hawai'ian, because Hawai'ian doesn't contain an "F."
Second, I looked up "Aue" on Google Translate, and it said "Aue" translates into English as "Oh My God." Now I'm visualising latter-day Polynesians texting each other "OMG!" when they would otherwise say, "Aue." (Somehow, that's doesn't strike me as being too authentic. . . .)
Third, I had mis-heard the lyrics: I had supposed they were singing, "Away, Away, . . ." as a way to bespeak the fact that they were traveling far. My (English-centric) bad.
( at http://genius.com/Walt-disney-records-we-know-the-way-lyrics )
"Aue, aue
We are explorers reading every sign
We tell the stories of our elders in a never-ending chain
Aue, aue
Te fenua, te mālie
Nā heko hakilia
We know the way"
First, that's southern Polynesian, not Hawai'ian, because Hawai'ian doesn't contain an "F."
Second, I looked up "Aue" on Google Translate, and it said "Aue" translates into English as "Oh My God." Now I'm visualising latter-day Polynesians texting each other "OMG!" when they would otherwise say, "Aue." (Somehow, that's doesn't strike me as being too authentic. . . .)
Third, I had mis-heard the lyrics: I had supposed they were singing, "Away, Away, . . ." as a way to bespeak the fact that they were traveling far. My (English-centric) bad.
Tonguez
A suffusion of yellow
The language is Tokelauan specifically, so yes South West Polynesia
Aue - means something closer to 'Alas' or even Damn! rather than OMG, although it is an all purpose exclamation.
"Aue! I forgot the movie tickets" is perfectly good use
Te fenua, te mālie = The land, the calm (contentment)
Nā heko hakilia = Descendending from generation to generation
Aue
Cool, thanks for it, I became a fan of this movie before I see it!
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