We Know the Way

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 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 explorers reading every sign We tell the stories of our elders in a never-ending chain Aue, aue Te fenua, te mālie Nā heko hakilia We know the way