John Lassetter asked for me to write a piece to go with the Disney castle logo at the beginning of the movie, and that’s when I wrote “Tulou Tagaloa”. Later on, the directors were playing around with an idea which involved Moana finding the ‘heart of te fiti’, and as they liked ‘Tulou Tagaloa’, they...
Tulou
Tulou
Tagaloa
Sei e va'ai mai
I le tatou lalolagi
Sei e va’ai mai
I le matou lalolagi
Sei e malamalama
(Ko au e tu atu)
E lelei male manaia
(Toku manatu)
Sei e va'ai maia
(E taunuku te malaga)
Manaia o le tatou olaga
E iei te mea tatau na fai
E iei koe
(To lagona)
Kautu ko ve
(Fakamakeke)
To lagona
(Ke iloa faiga)
E iei te mea tatau na fai
E iei koe
(To lagona)
Kautu ko ve to lagona vena
Sei e va'ai maia
Manaia o le tatou olaga
Tulou Tagaloa (Extended Version) was written by Opetaia Foa’i.
Tulou Tagaloa (Extended Version) was produced by Opetaia Foa’i & Mark Mancina & Chris Montan.
Olivia-foai released Tulou Tagaloa (Extended Version) on Sat Nov 19 2016.