verse 1 
G                    G 
Tatou o tagata folau e vala’auina 
G                G 
E le atua o le sami tele e o mai 
     C                D 
Ia ava’e le lu’itau e lelei 
           G 
Tapenapena 

[Refrão]

Chorus 
C 
Aue, aue 
G 
Nuku i mua 
D               G 
Te manulele e tataki e 
C 
Aue, aue 
G 
Te fenua, te m?lie 
D                            G 
Nae ko hakilia mo kaiga e 

verse 2 
G                            G  
We read the wind and the sky when the sun is high 
G                            G 
We sail the length of the seas on the ocean breeze 
C                        D 
At night, we name every star 
                     G 
We know where we are 
G                    G 
We know who we are, who we are 

[Refrão]

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                      D 
And when it's time to find home 
G 
We know the way 

Outro 
C 
Aue, aue 
        Em 
We are explorers reading every sign 
    G                           D 
We tell the stories of our elders in a never-ending chain 
C 
Aue, aue 
Em 
Te fenua, te m?lie 
D 
N? hero hakilia 
                  G 
We know the way