[Intro]
A
[Versetto]
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)
[Ritornello]
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) 
[Versetto]
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
[Ritornello]
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
[Ritornello]
D 
Aue, aue, 
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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