[Verse]
A
Tatou o tagata folau e vala’auina
A
E le atua o le sami tele e o mai
D E
Ia ava’e le lu’itau e lelei
A
Tapenapena (Olo, olo vaka)
[Chorus]
D
Aue, aue
A
Nuku i mua
E A
Te manulele e tataki e
D
Aue, aue
A
te fenua, te malie,
E
Nae ko hakilia
D
mo kaiga e.
[Verse]
A
We read the wind and the sky when the sun is high
A
We sail the length of the seas on the ocean breeze
D
At night, we name every star,
E
We know where we are
A
We know who we are, who we are.
[Chorus]
D
Aue, aue,
A
We set a course to find
E A
A brand new island everywhere we roam
D
Aue, aue,
A
We keep our island in our mind
E
And when it's time to find home
E
We know the way
[Chorus]
D
Aue, aue,
A
We are explorers reading every sign
E
We tell the stories of our elders
D
in a never-ending chain
D
Aue, aue,
A
Te fenua, te mālie
E
Nā heko hakilia
A
We know the way
