We Know the Way

"We Know the Way" is a song from the Disney animated feature Moana. It was the first song written and composed for the film by Mark Mancina, Opetaia Foa’i, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. It serves as a celebration of voyaging, and the pride that comes with South Pacific natives being the world's first great navigators.

Lyrics

 * Tatou o tagata folau vala'auina
 * E le atua o le sami tele e o mai
 * La ava'e le lu'itau e lelei
 * Tapenapena


 * Aue, aue
 * Nuku i mua
 * Te manulele e tataki iei
 * 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 seas 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