We Know The Way

Tātou o tagata folau Vala'auina e le Atua O le sami tele e ō mai Ia ava'e le lu'itau e lelei Tapenapena, tapenapena, oi auē!

Auē, auē! Whakarere i waho Rokohanga atu He whenua hou

Auē, auē! Whakamakautia rā Te kāinga, kia tika Ki uta e!

Tuia te hau i runga Tamanui-te-rā Ka reia te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Tātaia i runga rā Kōpū, Pūanga Autahi-mā-Rehua e

Auē, auē! Nuku i mua Te manulele e tataki ē

Auē, auē! Te fenua te mālie Nae ko hakilia kāiga ē

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 Yeah, we know where we are We know who we are, who we are Yeah, yeah-yeah

Away, away! We are explorers reading every sign We tell the stories of our elders in a never-ending chain

Auē, auē! Te fenua te mālie Nae ko hakilia We know the way

Tātou o tagata folau Vala'auina e le Atua O le sami tele e ō mai Ia ava'e le lu'itau e lelei Tapenapena, tapenapena, oi auē!

Away, away! We set a course to find A brand-new island everywhere we roam

Auē, auē! We keep our island in our mind And when it's time to find home We know the way