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TOKELAU
TTOU
We
are
voyagers
Tatou
o
tagata
folau
Ttou
m'ohi
tumu
horomoana
summoned
by
the
mighty
gods,
Vala'auina
e
le
atua
Hi'ihia
e
te
mau
atua
Of
this
mighty
ocean
to
come,
O
le
sami
tele
Te
mau
tupuna
We
take
up
the
good
challenge,
E
o
mai
ua
ava'e
Tainui
t
fanora'a
Get
ready.
Le
lu'itau
e
lelei
'A
mau
te
hoe,
Tapenapena
('A)
paina
i
t
va'a
We
read
the
wind
and
the
sky
(Te)
mata'i,
te
ra'i
'e
te
tai
When
the
sun
is
high
Vna'a
tupuna
We
sail
the
length
of
the
seas
T'ai
n
te
moana
On
the
ocean
breeze
E
vna'a
mata'i