tatou o tagata folau e

vala'auina

le atua o le sami tele

e o mai

ia ava'e le lu'itau e lelei

tapenapena

bracketed

aue aue

nuku i mua

te manulele e tataki e

aue aue

te fenua te mālie

nāe ko hakilia kaiga e

we read the wind and the sky

when the sun is high

we sail the length of the seas

on the ocean breeze

at night we name every star

we know where we are

we know who we are who we are

aue aue

we set a course to find

a brand new island everywhere we roam

aue aue

we keep our island in our mind

and when it's time to find home

we know the way

aue aue

we are e plorers reading every sign

we tell the stories of our elders

in a never ending chain

aue aue

te fenua te mālie

nāe ko hakilia

we know the way