Intro
[G]
Verse 1
[G]
Tatou o tagata folau vala'auina
E le atua o le sami tele e o mai
[C] [D]
Ia ava'e le lu'itau e lelei
[G]
Tapenapena
Holoholo vaka
Chorus
[C]
Aue, aue
[G]
Nuku i mua
[C] [G]
Te manulele e tataki e
[C]
Aue, aue
[G]
Te fenua te malie
[D]
Nae ko hakilia mo kaiga e
Verse 2
[G]
We read the wind and the sky when the sun is high
We sail the length of the seas on the ocean breeze
[C] [D] [G]
At night, we name every star, we know where we are
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]
And when it's time to find home, we know the way
[C]
Aue, aue
[Em]
We are explorers reading every sign
[G] [D] [C]
We tell the stories of our elders in a never-ending chain
Aue, aue
[Em]
Te fenua te malie
[D]
Nae ko hakilia
[G]
We know the way
