Tatou o tagata folau e vala'auina (We are voyagers summoned) le atua o le sami tele e o mai (By the great god of the sea) Ia ava'e le lu'itau e lelei (We take on that good challenge) Tapenapena (Get ready) Aue, aue (Oh! oh!) Nuku i mua (Move forward) Te manulele e tataki e (The birds will lead us there) Aue, aue (Oh! oh!) Te fenua, te malie, (This beautiful land, this peace) Nae ko hakilia mo kaiga e. (We will make our home here) 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 Aue, aue We set a course to find A brand new island everywhere we roam Aue, aue We keep our island in our mind And when it's 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 mālie (This beautiful land, this peace) Nā heko hakilia (We will make our home here) We know the way