Hakuna matata and hirameki

[Blue_Snow]

What do hakuna matata and hirameki mean?

[Takashiro]

That's African language, showed in the Lion King. The old saying indicates a positive or optimistic attitude towards life.

Hirameki is Japanese, I suppose. ;-) If it is, it means shining.

[Blue_Snow]

You're a Japanese but why aren't you sure it's a Japanese word or not? Anyway, I think you're right for both.

[Takashiro]

I can't be sure since it's only given a pronunciation. Other languages may have a same word. For example, a teacher of mine named Naomi, which can be 奈緒美 in Japanese, is a Canadian. Her parents aren't Japanese as well.

[Blue_Snow]

Yes. Sorry. I forgot that thing. Hirameki is the phrase for Lipton Tea's advert.

[Beeesneees]

Hakuna Matata, in the words of the song, means "no worries". I don't think it's a literal translation though. I suspect the lyricist isn't fluent in any African languages, though he is well-travelled and intelligent, so I might be wrong. I suspect the phrase is akin to an idiom.

"Hakuna Matata!
What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata!
Ain't no passing craze

It means no worries
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!"
(Hakuna Matata, "The Lion King" Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice)
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