Tatou o tagata folau e vala′auina
E le atua o le sami tele e o mai
Ua ava'e le lu′itau e leleiTapenapena
(Holoholo vaka)
Aue, aue
Nuku i mua
Te manulele e tataki e
Aue, aue
Te fenua te malie
Nae ko hakilia kaiga e
We read the wind and the sky when the sun is high
We sail the length of the 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 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 a never-ending chain
Aue, aue
Te fenua te malie
Nae ko hakilia, we know the way
