Talk:We Know the Way/@comment-27664512-20170206232359/@comment-31431136-20170302172457

You're right, of course, however, we should acknowledge that the use of "aue" which does sound like "away" is GENIUS and, intentional or not, brilliant songwriting. Because that "aue, aue" ("Oh! Oh!") didn't have to be in the song. But it is, and it grabs listeners of either language. It would have only grabbed listener of one language if it didn't sound like "away." If, say, it was a completely foreign word or sounded like some other English word like "pencil." But because it sounds like "Away! Away!" the English listeners come awake and get pulled in as immediately as those who hear "Aue! Aue!"

It is, in short, an awesome pun that links the two languages and, thus, the two halves of the song (Island & English). And in either langague, what that word "sounds" like to the listener is a perfect fit for the "We're on our way!" message.