[Intro]
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[Strophe]
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Tatou o tagata folau e vala’auina (We are voyagers summoned) 
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E le atua o le sami tele e o mai (By the great god of the sea) 
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Ia ava’e le lu’itau e lelei (We take on that good challenge) 
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Tapenapena (Get ready)
[Refrain]
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Aue, aue (Oh! oh!) 
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Nuku i mua (Move forward) 
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Te manulele e tataki e (The birds will lead us there) 
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Aue, aue (Oh! oh!) 
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Te fenua, te malie, (This beautiful land, this peace) 
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Nae ko hakilia mo kaiga e. (We will make our home here) 
[Strophe]
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We read the wind and the sky when the sun is high 
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We sail the length of the seas on the ocean breeze 
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At night, we name every star 
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We know where we are 
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We know who we are, who we are
[Refrain]
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Aue, aue 
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We set a course to find 
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A brand new island everywhere we roam 
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Aue, aue 
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We keep our island in our mind 
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And when it's time to find home 
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We know the way
[Refrain]
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Aue, aue, 
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We are explorers reading every sign 
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We tell the stories of our elders 
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In the never ending chain 
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Aue, aue, 
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Te fenua, te mālie (This beautiful land, this peace) 
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Nā heko hakilia (We will make our home here) 
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We know the way