Next to the office is where the bodies are been buried, those are the 19 who were trapped and every 9th of March we as student of Motufoua Secondary School celebrate the lost of the love ones. There were 18 students and a matron who was also trapped, these were students came from various islands of Tuvalu some were just in their 1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year and last year. Last week Thursday was celebrated the 17th years and memorials towards the girls and pay respect to parents who lost their love ones and also those who escaped from this. Just lil sharing....

This song is a Tuvaluan song, sung by a group called TeVaka, a Tokelaun/NewZealand band, in honor of the 19 lives that were lost in a boarding school in Tuvalu. A young girl was studying at night. She fell asleep and left her candle still lit. Because there are so many mosquitoes, they slept in mosquito nets which then unfortunately got caught on fire from the candle. The school was locked up and boarded for protection and to separate the boys and girls, preventing the girls from escaping their dorms. 18 young girls and 1 teacher died. R.I.L💜❤🕊

I was born and raised up on this island called Vaitupu where the school Motufoua located and I also stay within the school compound, at first I didn’t know that the place me and my friends used to played back then when we were little was the grave of 18 girls together with the matron as most of the girls called them their school mother❤️!! As I grew up i started to realize and understand about the whole story and also every year on the same date and month where these girls lost their lives, the school always held something to make memories of it. I started schooling in Motufoua since 2018-2020, it is a good and wonderful school but it is different from how the old days were!! But the most sadness part is that most of the girls died from that fire are my relatives and some of them are the oldest of their families 🥺🥺🥺!! But we all believe that they’re in the better place now❤️ RIP GIRLS

What a very sad meaning behind this song. Let the souls of the girls that died rest in peace. It's interesting that Disney chose to use this song in the scene when Moana was just a baby. Perhaps they wanted to symbolize innocence and youth which also represents the young girls that died in the fire.

I just want to say thank you for saying that.that really really means a lot to all of the TUVALU PEPOLE and there lost and me as well.So thankyou for the comments and lets celebrate the lost

At the time I saw Moana, I thought that this song was so beautiful and totally matched the scenes in which Moana was a toddler and then when it was sung again when Moana returned the heart to Te Fiti. I didn't know that it was written for those 19 beautiful, young women who died during a fire in Tuvalu. Of course now every time I hear this song I will probably cry because I now know what it's meant for. 😢😭

@ribbonelta6897

7 жыл бұрын

Maria Fox this is the original....but on the movie Moana they changed the lyrics

@daisyramirez7736

7 жыл бұрын

Maria Fox Yes! When I realized that the song was talking about this tragedy, I couldn't refrain my tears... 😢😢😢

@mariafox9226

7 жыл бұрын

Daisy Ramirez because they like seeing audience members cry their eyes out. If you're a whovian (Doctor Who fan) look at how many favorite characters got killed off during the shows in which Moffat was in charge.

@mr.meowgi9876

3 жыл бұрын

And thats the curse of knowing

@lellahwaqalevu7258

3 жыл бұрын

@@daisyramirez7736 same😢

Rest in peace, so sad to lose 19 lives to such a petty thing. Always on our minds, alofa atu ❤️

already watch Moana, suddenly tears run down when i heard this song come out, i didnt know the story behind this song and im from indonesia so i didnt know tuvulu languange, but this song is so powerful, i believed for a long time that music is universal language but this song make me experienced it for the first time.

@anniematt9795

7 жыл бұрын

Randy Sombowadile BROWN COCONUT On the right side of this photo that's their grave for the 18 girls with our beloved mum as we called her matron lost her lives with her girls that night , so 18 + to their mum/matron = 19 of them died in that 🔥 i was at this school when this happens that was my first year to this school we only spent two months and happened very sad for us cos we can't really see which of them it's all burned and they all died in one spot where the door was they were crying there and we can here them calling out mummy/daddy im dying 😭

@anniematt9795

7 жыл бұрын

The night we never gonna forget to our beloved sisters and our beloved mum/matron REST IN PEACE SISTERS 9/03/2000. Ex Motufoua Secondry School . 😭😭😭

@tequilatino8101

7 жыл бұрын

Annie Matt I cannot imagine the pain you went through but I am so deeply sorry bouut it may these beautiful souls rest in eternal love xx but once again condolences and loooads of love to everyone who was part of this traumatic experience especially the loved ones of those who have passed xxxx

@taufilotaufilo1426

7 жыл бұрын

Annie Matt i get that felling as well, my cuzzz i have't seen yet was burn as well and im sorry for your lost my there soul be with us.munuia te malanga cuzzzz love from your SB FAM🇹🇻🇹🇻🇹🇻🇹🇻😭😭😭😭LOVE U

a girl was studying with a candle and above her was a net because there is a lot of mosquitos in Tuvalu. And she fell asleep and the candle fell and lit up.All the 19 girls were sleeping in their bunk beds (dorm)and their dorm was caught on fire and they woke up screaming and crying.they tried to escape from the windows but the windows were covered by bars.From now on and for safety reasons, we don't have bars on our windows.

@b1njjj95

7 жыл бұрын

That is so sad! Those poor girls! Let their souls rest in peace.

@s.imolituia6089

4 жыл бұрын

Please don't write these thing on social media its making my family remember our niece who caused it

@slowedscenario1678

4 жыл бұрын

simoli tuia wait your related to the girl that caused it (RIP to the girls😔❤️🙏🏽)

@RobBoFr

4 жыл бұрын

@@s.imolituia6089 wishing you and your family peace and love

Im crying for my Sister and brother from TUVALU island 😥😥🥺🥺🇹🇻🇹🇻❤❤🇹🇻🇹🇻❤❤💔🥺😥🥺😥🥺 big love People of TUVALU 😥🕊from kanaky new caledonia island 🇳🇨🇳🇨🏝🏝😪🥺😥🕊🕊❤❤🏝🏝🏝

This song is very beautiful, R.I.P to the 19 girls who passed away

This song reminds me a little bit to the Tokelaun song "Tagi Sina". Thanks to Te Vaka for this beautiful sad song in the film "Moana". The tragic schoolfire never reached Belgium. I feel madness about the newsgiving in Belgium. 19 girls died but they will live further on in my heart and the hearts of many other people all in the world. Alofa atu from Antwerpen - Belgium.

Oh my God. I'm so sorry to know the story behind this song. touching beautiful song. RIP for those 19 girls.

Tenei tonu loa te aso fakamanatu.....alofa atu ki sose tino e lagona te loto fanoanoa ite taimi tenei....😭

The first time I listened to the song I hadn't seen the translation yet. And I felt sad and like crying when listening.And when I read the translation I understood why. It's very sad; rest in peace :'(

Gone but not forgotten...♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡. RIP

So beautifull * ^ * , everytime i heard this song , i cry ...

@aidaraineri4638

8 жыл бұрын

same here.Even without knowing the meaning of the lyrics you feel there's a very sad story behind the song.

Omg when the little kids start singing.....damn This shows that anything can happen to anyone No matter who and where you are R. I. P 🙏🙏

omg i just found out about this song😭😭and its so sad😭💔rip

One of then were my cuzzzz love u and RIP to all the love. Love from SB famli

Loimata e maligi rest in peace aunty. Till i see you again. Rest in peace. Much alofa.

This is so sad...I'm half Tokelaun and half Tuvaluan. This happened before I was born and knowing that I would've had blood relatives amongst those who passed, breaks my heart. I know this was a long time ago, but this will forever leave big holes in the family's hearts. Stay strong family and all those who knew them. You made it this far. They will live on in our hearts. R.I.L🙏🏽❤❤😔

R.i.p to the 19 students who have passed on. ;(

😭😭😭RIP THE 19 BEAUTIFUL GIRLS 😭😭❤❤

im tuvaluan

I'm sorry, my Poly People :(

❤️🙏🏼

RIP 😍

R.I.P 😢

R.I.P

may there souls rest in peace 😭😞

R.I.P 😭😞😿

nice

RIP

sorry lofa atu

Can someone explain to me of what happened to the 19 people? R.I.P

@kokobean5921

7 жыл бұрын

In a dorm room a girl trying to study in the dark lit a candle and accidentally knocked it over. The dorm doors were locked, and the windows were meshed so they couldn't get out. 18 school girls died, and one Supervisor died as well.