– English Lyrics

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I know a girl from an island.

She stands apart from the crowd.

She loves the sea and her people.

She makes her whole family proud.

Moana, listen.

Do you know who

you

are?

>> [singing]

>> They stopped your true The story has

just begun.

Beyond the outer reef,

an evil darkness [clears throat] has

found us.

Moana, the ocean chose you.

Find Maui.

Restore the heart

>> [screaming]

>> of Te Fiti

and save us all.

Maui, demigod of the wind and sea.

Hero of men. Huh? So it goes like this.

Maui, shapeshifter, demigod of the wind

and sea, hero of men.

Ah, women. Women, too. Men and women.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I need your help. [music]

>> I'm not going on a mission with some

mortal.

My island, my people,

won't survive if we don't make it.

The ocean chose me for a reason.

And it chose you, too.

>> [screaming]

>> Listen, princess. If you're going to do

this, you got to go through a whole

ocean of bad.

I'm not a princess. I'm the daughter of

the chief.

Leader of my people.

Are you ready to be the hero? Let's go

save the world. I got your back.

What?

Is there something on my teeth?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
island /ˈaɪlənd/ A2	noun - a piece of land surrounded by water
proud /praʊd/ A2	adjective - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements
darkness /ˈdɑːrknəs/ B1	noun - the partial or total absence of light
ocean /ˈoʊʃn/ A2	noun - a very large expanse of sea
restore /rɪˈstɔːr/ B2	verb - to return something to a former condition
demigod /ˈdemiɡɑːd/ C2	noun - a being with partial or lesser divine status
hero /ˈhɪroʊ/ A2	noun - a person admired for courage or outstanding achievements
shapeshifter /ˈʃeɪpˌʃɪftər/ C2	noun - a person or being with the ability to change their physical form
mission /ˈmɪʃn/ B1	noun - an important assignment given to a person or group
mortal /ˈmɔːrtl/ C1	noun - a human being subject to death
survive /sərˈvaɪv/ B1	verb - to continue to live or exist
reason /ˈriːzn/ A2	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event
princess /ˈprɪnsəs/ A2	noun - a daughter of a monarch
daughter /ˈdɔːtər/ A1	noun - a girl or woman in relation to her parents
chief /tʃiːf/ B2	noun - a leader or ruler of a people or clan
leader /ˈliːdər/ A2	noun - the person who leads or commands a group

Key Grammar Structures

• She stands apart from the crowd.

  ➔ Present Simple Tense (Habit/State)

  ➔ The verb "stands" is used to describe a permanent state or characteristic of the subject.

• The story has just begun.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense with "just"

  ➔ "Has just begun" indicates an action that happened very recently.

• The ocean chose you.

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The verb "chose" is the past form of "choose," indicating a completed action in the past.

• I'm not going on a mission with some mortal.

  ➔ Future Continuous (Arrangement/Intent)

  ➔ "Am not going" expresses a negative future intention or plan.

• If you're going to do this, you got to go through a whole ocean of bad.

  ➔ First Conditional with "got to" (Obligation)

  ➔ "Got to" (informal for "have to") indicates strong necessity or obligation.

• The ocean chose me for a reason.

  ➔ Prepositional Phrase (Purpose)

  ➔ "For a reason" explains the motivation behind the action, using the preposition "for."

• Are you ready to be the hero?

  ➔ Infinitive Phrase (as Adjective Complement)

  ➔ "To be" follows the adjective "ready" to define the subject's required state.

• I got your back.

  ➔ Idiomatic Present Simple (Assurance)

  ➔ "I got your back" is an idiom meaning "I will protect you" or "I will help you."