verse 1
G G
Tatou o tagata folau e vala’auina
G G
E le atua o le sami tele e o mai
C D
Ia ava’e le lu’itau e lelei
G
Tapenapena
Chorus
C
Aue, aue
G
Nuku i mua
D G
Te manulele e tataki e
C
Aue, aue
G
Te fenua, te m?lie
D G
Nae ko hakilia mo kaiga e
verse 2
G G
We read the wind and the sky when the sun is high
G G
We sail the length of the seas on the ocean breeze
C D
At night, we name every star
G
We know where we are
G G
We know who we are, who we are
Chorus
C
Aue, aue
G
We set a course to find
D G
A brand new island everywhere we roam
C
Aue, aue
G
We keep our island in our mind
D D
And when it's time to find home
G
We know the way
Outro
C
Aue, aue
Em
We are explorers reading every sign
G D
We tell the stories of our elders in a never-ending chain
C
Aue, aue
Em
Te fenua, te m?lie
D
N? hero hakilia
G
We know the way