[Intro]

[Verse 1]
A
Tatou o tagata folau e
vala’auina
(We are voyagers summoned)
A
E le atua o le sami tele e o
mai
(By the great god of the sea)
D
Ia ava’e le lu’itau e lelei
(We take on that good
challenge)
E A
Tapenapena
(Get ready)

[Chorus 1]
D
Aue, aue
(Oh! oh!)
A
Nuku i mua
(Move forward)
E A
Te manulele e tataki e
(The birds will lead us there)
D
Aue, aue
(Oh! oh!)
A
Te fenua, te malie,
(This beautiful land, this
peace)
E
Nae ko hakilia mo kaiga e.
(We will make our home here)

[Verse 2]
A
We read the wind and the sky
when the sun is high
A
We sail the length of the seas
on the ocean breeze
D E
At night, we name every star
E A
We know where we are
A
We know who we are, who we are

[Chorus 2]
D
Aue, aue
A
We set a course to find
E A
A brand new island everywhere
we roam
D
Aue, aue
A
We keep our island in our mind
E
And when it's time to find home
E
We know the way

[Chorus 3]
D
Aue, aue,
F#m E
We are explorers reading every
sign
A E
We tell the stories of our
elders
D
In the never ending chain
D
Aue, aue,
A
Te fenua, te mālie
(This beautiful land, this
peace)
E
Nā heko hakilia
(We will make our home here)
E A
We know the way