Tatou o tagata folau e vala’auina E le atua o le sami tele e o mai Ia ava’e le lu’itau e lelei Tapenapena Aue, aue Nuku i mua Te manulele e tataki e Aue, aue te fenua, te malie Nae ko hakilia mo kaiga e We read the wind and the sky When the sun is high We sail the length of 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 row 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 the never ending chain Aue, aue te fenua, te malie Nae ko hakilia We know the way