Tatou o tagata folau e vala'auina

E le atua o le sami tele e o mai

Ua ava'e le lu'itau e lelei

Tapenapena

(Holoholo vaka)

Aue, aue

Nuku i mua

Te manulele e tataki e

Aue, aue

Te fenua te malie

Nae ko hakilia kaiga e

We read the wind and the sky when the sun is high

We sail the length of the sea 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 explorers reading every sign

We tell the stories of our elders in a never-ending chain

Aue, aue

Te fenua te malie

Nae ko hakilia, we know the way