49 Funny and Touching “Moana” Quotes and Lyrics (They’ll Get You SO Excited for the Live-Action Film!)

It’s not even been 10 years since we first met Moana — the eponymous film was released in November 2016 — but Disney is already putting out a live-action version of the animated adventure-musical, with Moana hitting theaters on July 10, 2026. Fans of the original film and the 2024 sequel, Moana 2, love how Moana is an example to kids, especially young girls, of how you can empower yourself, solve problems, and also ask for help when you need it (Moana didn’t restore the heart of Te Fiti on her own, after all!).

With a new version of this island tale coming to screens, it’s a good time to look back at the first two films and relive some of the best quotes (hello, Maui!) and music, because who doesn’t love a good Disney musical? Check out some of the most memorable lines and lyrics from Moana and Moana 2 as you get ready to take another adventure with your favorite wayfinder. 

1. “Sometimes our strengths lie beneath the surface. Far beneath, in some cases.” —Moana (Moana)
2. “Whatever just happened, blame it on the pig.” —Gramma Tala (Moana)
3. “The answer to the question you keep asking yourself. Who are you meant to be? Go inside, bang the drum, and find out.” —Gramma Tala (Moana)
4.  “And when you find Maui, you grab him by the ear. You say, ‘I am Moana of Motunui. You will board my boat, sail across the sea, and restore the heart of Te Fiti.’” —Gramma Tala (Moana)
5. “There is nowhere you could go that I won’t be with you.” —Gramma Tala (Moana)
6. “What?! I said help me. And wrecking my boat?! Not helping! Fish pee in you … all day.” —Moana (Moana)
7. “When you use a bird to write with, it’s called tweeting.” —Maui (Moana)
8. “Stay out of it or you’re sleeping in my armpit.” —Maui (Moana)
9. “Stop that, I will smite you. You wanna get … smote? Smoten?” —Maui (Moana)
10. “If you wear a dress and you have an animal sidekick, you’re a princess.” —Maui (Moana)
11. “It’s called wayfinding, princess. It’s not just sails and knots, it’s seeing where you’re going in your mind. Knowing where you are by knowing where you’ve been.” —Maui (Moana)
12. “If you can talk, you can teach. Wayfinding, lesson one … hit it.” —Moana (Moana)
13. “My people didn’t send me. The ocean did.” —Moana (Moana)
14. “The ocean? Makes sense, you’re what, 8? Can’t sail? Obvious choice.” —Maui (Moana)
15. “Listen. For a thousand years, I’ve only been thinking about keepin’ this hair silky, getting my hook, and being awesome, again.” —Maui (Moana)
16. “I ate my grandma! And it took a week because she was absolutely humongous.” —Tamatoa (Moana)
17. “Are you just trying to get me to talk about myself? Because if you are … I will gladly do so, in song form!” —Tamatoa (Moana)
18. “But the gods aren’t the ones who make you Maui. You are.” —Moana (Moana)
19. “No, we’re here because the ocean told you you’re special and you believed it.” —Maui (Moana)
20. “I’ve got your back, chosen one. Go save the world.” —Maui (Moana)
21. “I may have gone a little ways past the reef.” —Moana (Moana)
22. “And I’m 3,000 years old, so I’m an elder-er.” —Maui (Moana 2)
23. “Moana, you need a crew. Heihei and Pua don’t count.” —Sina (Moana 2)
24. “Why didn’t you bring the pig last time?” —Maui (Moana 2)
25. “A true wayfinder doesn’t know the path at all. That’s the whole point: to find your way to what’s never been found.” —Matangi (Moana 2)
26. “Oh, sorry, are we not doing evil laughs? Didn’t realize!” —Tamatoa (Moana 2)
27. “I’m not here to cause trouble. Just a super-chiseled demigod passing through.” —Maui (Moana 2)
28. “I am honored to serve our people. May the ancestors continue to guide us.” —Moana (Moana 2)

1. “And when we look to the future, there you are.” —Chief Tui, “Where You Are” 
2. “You may hear a voice inside. And if the voice starts to whisper to follow the farthest star, Moana, that voice inside is who you are.” —Gramma Tala, “Where You Are”
3. “I’ll be satisfied if I play along — but the voice inside sings a different song.” —Moana, “How Far I’ll Go”
4. “If the wind in my sail on the sea stays behind me, one day I’ll know how far I’ll go.” —Moana, “How Far I’ll Go”
5. “Yes, it’s really me, it’s Maui, breathe it in.” —Maui, “You’re Welcome”
6. “I know it’s a lot, the hair, the bod, when you’re starin’ at a demigod.” —Maui, “You’re Welcome”
7. “The tide, the grass, the ground, oh, that was Maui just messing around.” —Maui, “You’re Welcome”
8. “Well, anyway let me say, ‘You’re welcome’ (you’re welcome), for the wonderful world you know.” —Maui, “You’re Welcome”
9. “Watch me dazzle like a diamond in the rough; strut my stuff, my stuff is so shiny.” —Tamatoa, “Shiny”
10. “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.” —Gramma Tala, “I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors)”
11. “The people you love will change you; the things you have learned will guide you.” —Gramma Tala, “I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors)”
12. “And the call isn’t out there at all, it’s inside me.” —Moana, “I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors)”
13. “I will carry you here in my heart, you remind me that come what may, I know the way … I am Moana!” —Moana, “I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors)”
14.  “Finally, we’re back to who we’re meant to be.” —Moana, “We’re Back”
15. “Can’t wait to reach my island, the home I’ve been missing, and the life I’m meant to lead.” —Moana, “We’re Back”
16. “I’ll always be right beside you, but, perhaps, you’re meant for more.” —Gramma Tala, “Beyond”
17. “I am Moana of the land and of the sea, and I promise that is who I’ll always be.” —Moana, “Beyond”
18. “I must go, I will go, then we’ll know what lies beyond.” —Moana, “Beyond”
19. “Get up and get on your feet; it’s time to live your own story.” —Moana, “What Could Be Better Than This?”
20. “Can’t give up now, you got me invested, not many humans that I call a bestie.” —Maui, “Can I Get a Chee Hoo?”
21. “Come on-a, Moana, go get your destiny.” —Maui, “Can I Get a Chee Hoo?”