A
Tatou o tagata folau e vala’auina
E le atua o le sami tele e o mai
D
Ia ava’e le lu’itau e lelei
A
Tapenapena
D
Aue aue
A
Nuku I mua
E7 A
Te manulele e tataki e
D
Aue aue
A
Te fenua te malie
E7
Nae ko hakilia mo kaiga e
A
We read the wind and the sky
When the sun is high
We sail the length of sea
On the ocean breeze
D E7
At night we name every star
A
We know where we are
We know who we are who we are
D
Aue aue
A
We set a course to find
E7 A
A brand new island everywhere we row
D
Aue aue
A
We keep our island in our mind
E7
And when it’s time to find home
A
We know the way
D
Aue aue
A
We are explorers reading every sign
We tell the stories of our elders
D
In the never ending chain
Aue aue
A
Te fenua te malie
E7
Na heko hakilia
We know the way
A