Tatou o tagata folau e valaauina E le atua o le sami tele e o mai Ia avae le luitau 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 sea 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 row Aue, aue, We keep our island in our mind And when its time to find home We know the way Aue, aue, we are explorers reading every sign We tell the stories of our elders In the never ending chain Aue, aue Te fenua, te malie Na heko hakilia We know the way