We Know the Way

Tatou o tagata folau vala'auina
Le tua o sami tele e o mai
Ia ava’e le lu'itau e lelei
Tapenapena

The God of ocean impels us over wave and swell
Atafa shows us the way at the end of day
By thamakau, by the waves
And by celestial design now
Ra'iatea arises on the horizon line

Aue, aue
Nuku I mua
Te manulele e tataki e
Aue, aue
Te fenua, te malie
Naе ko hakilia kaiga e

We read thе 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 it’s time to find home
We know the way

We are explorers reading every sign
We tell the stories of our elders
In a never ending chain

Nā heko hakilia
We know the wayyyyy
Tataki e
Aue, aue
We keep our island in our mind
And when it's time to find home
We know the way

Eyyyy yayyy
Tataki e
Aue, aue
We keep our island in our mind
And when it's time to find home
We know the way