Intro: A

Verse 1:
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)

Chorus 1:
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)

Verse 2:
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

Chorus 2:
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

Chorus 3:
D
Aue, aue,
Gbm                      E
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
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