We Know the Way

[VOYAGER]
Tatou o tagata folau vala'auina
E le atua o le sami tele e o mai
Ia ava'e le lu'itau e lelei
Tapenapena

[MALE VOYAGERS]
Holoholo vaka

[VOYAGERS]
Aue, aue
Nuku i mua
Te manulele e tataki e
Aue, aue
Te fenua te malie
Nae ko hakilia mo kaiga e

[ANCESTOR]
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

[VOYAGERS]
Aue, aue

[ANCESTOR]
We set a course to find
A brand-new island everywhere we roam

[VOYAGERS]
Aue, aue

[ANCESTOR]
We keep our island in our mind
And when it's time to find home, we know the way

[VOYAGERS]
Aue, aue

[ANCESTOR]
We are explorers reading every sign
We tell the stories of our elders in a never-ending chain

[VOYAGERS]
Aue, aue
Te fenua te malie
Nae ko hakilia

[VOYAGERS & ANCESTOR]
We know the way