Te Vaka - “We Know the Way“ Live with Orchestra Wellington 2018

Songs of Moana concert live at the Michael Fowler Centre. Sound recording: RNZ Music Sound production: Startrek Studios Video: JXLive Instagram @Te_Vaka Twitter @Tevaka FULL LYRICS AND TRANSLATIONS TO THE EXTENDED VERSIONS OF BOTH TRACKS Introduction - Tulou Tagaloa (full version) Tulou Tagaloa Sei e va’ai mai I le tatou lalolagi Sei e va’ai mai I le matou lalolagi Sei e malamalama E lelei ma le manaia Sei e va’ai maia Manaia o le tatou olaga “Tatau Na Fai“ E iei te mea tatau na fai E iei koe ​To lagona ​Kautu ko ve Fakamakeke ​To lagona ​Ke iloa faiga E iei te mea tatau na fai E iei koe ​To lagona ​Kautu ko ve to lagona vena Sei e va’ai maia ​Manaia o le tatou olaga TRANSLATION Respectfully calling The God of the Sea So you can see Our world So you can see My world So you understand How beautiful and good So you can see Our wonderful way of life There’s a task that needs to be done It’s all there with you You feel it It’s centred on that ​Stay strong You feel it ​And you know how There’s a task that needs to be done It’s all there with you You feel it ​It’s centred on what you feel there So you can see ​Our wonderful way of life WE KNOW THE WAY (Full version) Verse 1 Tatou o tagata folau e vala’auina E le atua o le sami tele e o mai Ua ava’e le lu’itau e lelei Tapenapena verse 2 Ua malamalama uiga o le moana Va’ai I fetu ma isi failoga e maua ai ala O nu’u fou avea mo tatou aiga chorus Aue aue nuku i mua Te manulele e tataki e Aue aue te fenua te malie Nae ko hakilia mo kaiga e Verse 3 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 bridge Aue aue we are explorers reading every sign We tell our stories of our elders In a never ending chain We aren’t afraid of the horizon line We know what came before us We know the way WE KNOW THE WAY - Translations Verse 1 We are voyagers summoned by the gods of this mighty ocean to come we take up the good challenge get ready verse 2 We understand the ways of the sea we look to the stars and other signs to find our way to find new lands to make our home chorus oh! oh! there is land up ahead a bird in flight to take us there oh! oh! this beautiful land the place i was looking for to make our home