Te Vaka - "I Am Moana" Live with Orchestra Wellington 2018

Songs of Moana concert live at the Michael Fowler Centre.
Sound recording: RNZ Music
Sound production: Startrek Studios
Video: JXLive
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[@toothless9081]

The woman singing the grandma part is so so good

[@trusodapop]

And she's so pretty

[@jachinmanu2593]

She should've voiced grandma Tala.

[@fraserlennie5400]

I agree but I wouldn't change anything about the movie. It's amazing how it is

[@zambot264]

Totally unexpected voice from that person

[@diyahkusumaadha4188]

I agree❤️

[@thecraftycyborg9024]

That line, “I will carry you here in my heart to remind me that come what may, I’ll know the way” gets me every time. I’m embroidering it to frame and hang next to pictures of my brother and sister, both of whom died well before their time (10 and 26). They were, and are, my strength.

[@mattfpg1033]

F... Just F, bro...

[@brotherzane636]

I know the pain, not from siblings, but within these past ten years alone I've lost both parents, three grandparents, and a very close friend. And I remember them fondly whenever I'm happy or sad. Yes I may cry, but I know they would be there cheering me on or trying to comfort me. It's horrible to lose family, especially so young, and grieving is never easy, but they are always with you, living forget in your heart, and know like my parents, grandparents, and friends that have passed...your siblings are with you everyday, loving and cheering you on. And I am to.

[@daisyherrera9935]

I’m sorry for your loss I wish you the best

[@theone9224]

I can't answer to this. You are not crying, we are crying!

[@StevenJQuinlan]

No seriously, the grin on her face when she realises that the ocean does call her. It's that sly 'yeah, I'm worthy' smile. it's just fantastic.

[@kenthebarber93]

Uuuuuuuii I iu

[@zacharymaneja1207]

Now that's what you call a performance

[@megan88]

Of course it's her/there culture and history

[@kaismap]

@@megan88their/ they’re *

[@steppin9057]

@@kaismaphalf wrong, still wrong

[@notmarypoppins]

I think just about every song from Moana brings me to tears, there's something so beautiful and sincere about the. These performances capture all that beauty of the originals and add a little touch that enhances them.

[@moanapiripi5273]

I appreciate this so much. I myself am a prod New Zealander and Maori and my name is Moana. This movie made me so proud as now people can see how great my culture really is

[@shivangisharma7400]

Shiny song too? And You're Welcome?

[@darcybrummett7004]

My eyes water every time I listen to this song. Happy tears!

[@christhelritaga6289]

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[@masuganut2082]

@@moanapiripi5273 I’m American and I feel there are so many cultures being brought to light that I never really knew much about and I’m so appreciative. Your culture is beautiful. Thank you 💛

[@wooof.]

I would not be able to sing this out loud because I literally cry everytime I've tried. It's so beautiful and wholesome I can't help to spread tears of joy

[@littlemouse9900]

Glad I'm not the only one who cries!

[@michaelrmcornejo]

I’d like to hear you sing it with my daughter. :)

[@d.ieyanne]

Sameee this is so emotionall

[@carlymullen8929]

Omg same I can't get through it

[@snid]

Me too!

[@paynekandi6004]

the lady singing the grandma part is a original te vaka

[@agyu69agyu]

She is cousin with Opetaia

[@calico27]

"Moana you've come so far" -- and I have chills all over!

[@bejaromero2523]

The grandmother’s part is so incredibly touching! I love this lady’s rendition of it-it’s so beautiful!!!

[@driesvanlommel7998]

The girl singing Moana takes singing elegantly to a whole different level

[@souangtellei2270]

Her voice is so nice and deep and smooth... like the Pacific.

[@scottyscott6174]

this song is so powerful. She realized her strength is within her and the thing she long for was inside of her all along and it just resonates so much. so beautiful.

[@robynsrecs2183]

I'm furious. why did no one tell me about these brilliant musicians before?

[@austinjones1084]

they wrote some of the music for Moana too!

[@clelia4660]

Davy Jones they also used some of their original songs 😊

[@AfricanSpirituality01]

Za as sßßs11 saved here.

[@lindiwengwevela524]

Right!?

[@ninjamovesph2495]

@@austinjones1084 huge:

[@saintclaire1201]

When the pandemic is over, I hope they'll have a stage play for Moana. :)

[@yeseniasanchez3094]

Me too! I would love to be able to perform this.

[@kitchenscissors9205]

There is a shortened version available called Moana Jr my camp just put it on

[@Beth_Amphetamine]

Can I play the ocean?

[@christinawells2024]

My daughters school is doing Moana Jr. I can’t wait!

[@mewsingsbynatk]

"...Sometimes the world seems against you/The journey may leave a scar/ But scars can heal and reveal just where you are... ...The people you love will change you/ The things you have learned will guide you/ and nothing on earth can silence the quiet voice still inside you..." - Gramma Tala 💙💚💙💚

[@jas7232]

Natalie Kelemen I got shivers when I heard her part... I hoped she would survive but she didn’t :c

[@YasWitch7]

@@jas7232 Well, clearly you didnt watch the same movie bc her SOUL survives ♥ Well, I just watched Moana and the granny's pass through the sea, and later her appearance, and everything she teaches and almost everything in this movie made me cry like a child, never cried so much in a Disney movie as far as I remember, crying of joy and gratefulness for watching this masterpiece.

[@isabellascoolchannel7830]

Scars can't heal

[@chanudadahamneth7544]

The last "I am Moana" just sent shivers down my spine. Damn!!!! ❤️

[@enotateinamatii2512]

I am so proud to be a Pacific islander ..... #proudpacificislander #samoa #tuvalu #kiribati... ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Holly-ro2sy]

you should be proud! its a beautiful and rich culture! sending love from the highlands

[@Twilight24682]

You should be proud your culture is beautiful

[@buttercupthetortoise7806]

You’re in Hawaii aren’t you

[@monicabeatricedumlao6395]

Can you help me figure out what that Samoan chant at the end? I've been wanting to sing along that part with them :

[@nevanthi]

Do you know the bit they sing at the end after she sings “I am Moana”? The chant-like verse they sing at the end? What are the lyrics and what do they mean? I am absolutely in love with this music and although I don’t speak it I firmly believe the only way to honour a song like this is to learn it in its original language. I’ve already learned Logo Te Pate and We Know The Way by heart and would be so grateful if you would be able to enlighten me. PS: your language is beautiful! ♥️♥️

[@AlexIsModded]

Olivia Foa'i's voice is incredible. The way she cries toward the end of the performance is just beautiful. That's an artist right there.

[@mollycblaeser]

Holy, this rendition is gorgeous! Both singers are incredible, and the orchestra just...chills!

[@lykkemarieofficial]

This part always makes me cry. The arrangement has such urgency to it.

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

Not me bawling like a baby when I listen to this song. 😂 This song still completely wrecks me at my grown age of 36! I had that special bond with my grandmother growing up that Moana had with hers, and listening to this song just reminds me how lucky I was and how much I miss her! ❤️

[@wapogipofrog88]

There are no words to justify this beauty.....😍😍😍

[@moedann6925]

I would like to hear adele singing I am Moana

[@talatoaavitale8973]

You are so good

[@ScouserGirl89]

the music of moana is one of my favourite soundtracks of all time. i cannot listen to this song without crying, it reminds me of my nana and how she and i spoken when i was a child, she died of bowel cancer when i was 6 years old and I had already been through things that no child/person should go through in those first 6 years and she had helped me and then she died and 24 years later i still can't think about her without crying. i miss her so much that it hurts and i feel as if she is talking to me through moana's grandmother. many thanks to the singers and performers of the original cast and of these amazing performers, love to you all from Liverpool, England

[@annajanehesmondhalgh7261]

❤️❤️❤️

[@haljordan2197]

Seriously beautiful voice done on a regular mic and no filter. Bravo

[@pinguufuuuu]

this song touches me soooo much like this movie means sooo much to me not only because of the cultural aspect but because of the story too. i related soooo much to moana and still feel the struggle some times and i'm just reminded of moana's journey. and music is such a powerful form of art that invokes strong emotion, and i really enjoyed this version of the song. i'm not a pacific islander but i'm indigenous too and i really appreciate this and i love seeing this kind of representation. it means the world to me, and i hope we get to see more of it.

[@saksheeangre3744]

This song always brings tears and shakes me inside out 😭

[@rebeccaa.245]

I had goosebumps for 3 minutes straight

[@kerenyenkey2537]

Lyrics 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 Sometimes the world seems against you The journey may leave a scar But scars can heal and reveal just Where you are The people you love will change you The things you have learned will guide you And nothing on Earth can silence The quiet voice still inside you And when that voice starts to whisper "Moana, you've come so far" Moana, listen Do you know who you are? Who am I? I'm a girl who loves my island And the girl who loves the sea It calls me I am the daughter of the village chief We are descended from voyagers Who found their way across the world They call me I've delivered us to where we are I have journeyed farther I am everything I've learned and more Still, it calls me And the call isn't out there at all, it's inside me It's like the tide Always falling and rising I will carry you here in my heart, you'll remind me That come what may I know the way I am Moana

[@rheamaecartin7368]

My goodness, this song in the Moana movie makes me teared eye..😓😓😓I can feel the emotion and just like the song reflection, it says to trust who you are and accept who you are. Be proud of who you are, and what you are. You are created for a purpose and destined to be a warrior and to conquer the world. These songs fits to all young women and little girls around the world.

[@AmberCara_Music]

An absolutely beautifully written and "harmonized" song!!... This song means everything! It stands alone, as one of the most touching & meaningful friendship songs between people! Moana and her grandma! It's just so endearing, the way she always encourages her to follow her heart, to do what she's being called to do, by the inner voice calling inside of her!.. A good reminder to never give up on our dreams! Allowing ourselves to be ("encouraged"), to "Find Our True Strength" and "True Inner Voice" inside of us, "no matter" how "hard" it may seem, to always follow it right to the place we need to be⛵🌊🏄‍♂🏄‍♀🌺🧭🗺🌠⛵🌺...

[@KIMKRIS1]

Damn as soon as the lady started Moana’s part and the music enhanced ... I got chills ... soooo beautiful

[@TranzVangal]

Nice to see native islander people be proud of their culture

[@ryancamacho3129]

Makes me proud to be a pacific islander, I may not be from Hawaii, but from Guam. An island non the less! I am proud of who i am!

[@Nik07z]

This is outrageously good, love the band.

[@heavenhancock2002]

The girl singing she does grandma tala's voice in moana no way

[@RithSV]

Nah, that's someone else. Tala is voiced by Rachel House in the movie :)

[@wraithe85]

Rachel house did a great job as grandma!

[@angelakate9922]

*"I am the girl who loves my Island. I am the girl who love the sea, it calls me. I am the daughter of the village chief"* i connect with this phrase so much. And my parents might not be the chief of our village but, they are part of the officials.

[@robertotaiwan1]

it became impossible for me to listen to this song, I was in the cinema with my wife and daughter, I turned off my cell phone, my father in Italy was hospitalized , trying and wanted to give a moment of lightheartedness, during the movie my mom and my sister call me. and i was taken by this song ... my dad is dead!! and even today at 50 years I can not hold back my tears .. I knew it was his time ... but even today I can not see this movie without crying ..

[@annsanchez417]

I am sorry for your loss. He is with you though.

[@robertotaiwan1]

@@annsanchez417 thank you

[@kristoffsven6817]

Roberto Forno OH MY GOD you poor thing at least your father is in a safe place and no harm can come to him

[@YasWitch7]

I'm so sorry for you. But as grandma Tala, your father will always be with you. No one is really gone.

[@thecraftycyborg9024]

This movie hits me, too. It was one of my little sisters favorites. Every time the line “I will carry you here in my heart to remind me that come what may, I’ll know the way” played, I’d sing it to her. Despite my wretched voice, she’d just smile at me her through her ventilator mask. She’s been gone 2 years and it’s so hard to believe it.

[@rafaelcuello2904]

Moana song hit deep man. 😢

[@vargaschristianimmanuele.5358]

What a wonderful performance, i love the blending of their voice, and how olivia foa'i sung this song, my favorite version.

[@dunruden9720]

sang

[@fashionjoy4569]

Here in my car crying of emotions! This is beautiful 😍

[@seraphik]

I love how after a whole movie's worth of How Far I'll Go reprises, you realize all along the musical phrase wasn't quite complete. It was always the backing instruments that resolved the melody. It was always missing that final line, which she finally sings at the peak of this song - *I am Moana!* Ughhhhh so many chills.

[@xuchain]

She is Moana. I accept this. Nailed it!

[@rachel6346]

the woman singing the grandmothers part is gorgeous wow

[@FrauSchirmchen]

This made me cry. ❤️

[@evelinaanntolentino6775]

I'm here again. I can't get enough of this 😭 October 26, 2020

[@annetenorio983]

i never tire of watching, listening to this wonderful song!! thank you Te Vaka for sharing!!

[@Marley0710]

There's so much energy from this song! I love native songs in any language, I listen to tons of Spanish songs and I dont speak Spanish. I feel songs that bounce native language with English really hot hard and are relatable to many.

[@patrickjottCGN]

Her Voice is different! Every tone touches my heart, if I understand a word or not 😅

[@forestpearl]

When they were casting Moana, I thought Olivia would be perfect. Hearing her sing as Moana validates she would have been amazing. Auli'i is good, however her voice is too American. Olivia speaks Samoan and English and has a really lovely accent that I thought would have been perfect.

[@helamana]

Totally AGREE ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@tracyjohnson8057]

This song literally brings me to tears. Today I found out I don't need to hear it in the movie to have that same reaction. Her voice is so beautiful.

[@m.x.b.9949]

The tears are flowing!

[@angelakate9922]

I love the ocean, and the movie Moana is just calling me. I really have a deep connection with everything of it. Even though I'm a Filipino

[@beut6151]

Whattttt!!! I never knew about this!!! Moana is my top top top favorite disney movie these pass few years

[@tagaloasroyallinesheartofp3478]

CheehoO proud Samoan🇼🇸🌴🇦🇸 thank you TE VAKA❤💙😊👌 #ONEISLAND #POLYPRIDE

[@maleisac4727]

These people are look so beautiful 😍. Regards from Africa -Uganda🇺🇬❤️

[@calum5sosfam]

woaaaa the whole orchestra recorded sooo well, literal chills..

[@shullrackynn4216]

And again, all this damn dust around my eyes…

[@danih6820]

Love you Lata. Still sounding great after all these years.

[@180185CDay]

Tears and tears!😭💖💖💖 You are amazing, guys!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@sus30t]

Amazing! Went through a hard time/ struggle raising kids. and this album really gave me the energy to get through.

[@gabirielesanele1431]

Wow this is beautiful❤❤❤.And a beautiful voice

[@branislavabundalo6906]

Excellent song soundtrack from "Moana". I adore Moana and the movie❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@StevenJQuinlan]

This is absolutely amazing. Kudos to everyone involved.

[@matinatera130]

Beautiful both ladies there voice so amazing the sound make my tears fall love this program thanks.

[@hehehehe1171]

I CAN'T STOP CRYIN THIS IS SOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL 😭♥️

[@MrSvengrobe]

I have so much goosebumps hearing this. So good.

[@bulumkomadaza5755]

They were both amazing honestly.

[@lainaadorable8]

This song is so beautiful! It feels like magic as if it's speaking directly to my heart

[@advikab2970]

tears tears tears the amount of emotion this song contains is insane

[@camillemarfori7508]

Goose bumps.. Thank you

[@julieguira2819]

Fantastic performance and beautiful voices!❤️💕

[@knufc1564]

ooh real life moana 🥵🔥

[@myczxr]

the best song in the entire movie

[@jessgibson18]

This gives me goosebumps! Beautiful

[@baitedlol6972]

HOW does this not have more views? I think I have a new favorite singer

[@jessicalee3546]

Goosebumps all over my body.

[@johnathonf1]

So beautifully done!!!

[@trixiemp890]

I love love love this chills over my body wow

[@infiressman9118]

Love from 🇫🇲 FSM Micronesia

[@geemaosawa3830]

Ommmgggg I love you. Your voice just gives me chills

[@ridealongwithnicolle1581]

Amazing. This song should be an advertisement for ancestry. I wish I knew my roots as well as Moana does

[@faithfight8883]

I love them... That music so soft

[@Drikissima91]

This song gives me so much strength every time I listen to it ♡ Thank you

[@TrishaEvansLutterodt]

AAAAAH THIS IS SO GOOD ^^

[@piupiumi]

So beautiful!!

[@anabellepaske6460]

Sounds great singer.

[@taki.cxntral679]

beautiful

[@desastroso666]

outstanding voice

[@sgpearce6547]

Beautiful voice Olivia😊

[@annetenorio983]

AWESOME!!

[@GeLLee]

That's the real beauty. 😍😍

[@KH-zg9pf]

Amazing! ♥️♥️♥️

[@freedomfighter7504]

i think alot of us polys whove lost a grandma adore this song...i know i do...

[@femiolanipekun3167]

Let's hail the orchestra

[@sandiestrutin2353]

That was beautiful!

[@gmee123]

Olivia Nails this! Amazing job!

[@joaquinespinoza67]

Mi hija y yo le decimos gracias, por tan bello arte

[@malin434]

this song is so special

[@srinivasadireddi]

Goosebumps!

[@realMichaelEMerritt]

Incredible!

[@rayyj410]

I love this!!!