I Think I Need A Lilo And Stitch Icon

[bloodyrosemccoy]

Are we all sick of "Let It Go" yet? Hah! Trick question! I'm not. But I realize a lot of you might be. So, if you'd like something different, I've got it for you: please enjoy the last time Disney produced a song that I couldn't stop listening to for years.

It might help to start at 00:15 if you want to skip the little lead-in scene with the aliens.

"He Mele No Lilo" is not really a Disney song; as best as I can make out, Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu arranged a couple of traditional Hawaiian mele for the hula dance at the beginning of the movie. But hot damn, those are some lovely mele, and JESUS what an arrangement, with the Kamehameha Schools Children's Choir. I actually love this song so much that when it first came out I tracked down the lyrics--yes, the Hawaiian lyrics--and learned them. (It's one of the things that inspired me to study Hawaiian.)

It doesn't seem to carry the same clout as "Let It Go," but it got a similar religious experience reaction out of me. And since I've noticed that a few people are starting to catch up on the Lilo & Stitch love (another movie about sisters! And this one has aliens as well!), well, I figured I'd help y'all along.

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[padparadscha.livejournal.com]

Let's see ... I have a thing for zero-copula languages, so I really dig the equational sentences--that is, sentences that in English would use some form of "to be." ("The cat is black"; "I'm a teacher"; that sort of thing.) I also like the very specific pronouns--there are singular/dual/plural distinctions, as well as inclusive/exclusive "we," all of which are mostly pretty regular. Plus, the VSO word order is fun.

Yeah, I know, linguistics nerd, but hey, go with what you love!