We Know the Way

Lyrics

[VOYAGER] Tatou o tagata folau vala'auina E le atua o le sami tele e o mai Ia ava'e le lu'itau e lelei Tapenapena [MALE VOYAGERS] Holoholo vaka [VOYAGERS] Aue, aue Nuku i mua Te manulele e tataki e Aue, aue Te fenua te malie Nae ko hakilia mo kaiga e [ANCESTOR] 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 [VOYAGERS] Aue, aue [ANCESTOR] We set a course to find A brand-new island everywhere we roam [VOYAGERS] Aue, aue [ANCESTOR] We keep our island in our mind And when it's time to find home, we know the way [VOYAGERS] Aue, aue [ANCESTOR] We are explorers reading every sign We tell the stories of our elders in a never-ending chain [VOYAGERS] Aue, aue Te fenua te malie Nae ko hakilia [VOYAGERS & ANCESTOR] We know the way