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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Meng Jing Hui
Meng Jing Hui
Chorus
Opetaia Foa'i
Opetaia Foa'i
Performer
Don Harper
Don Harper
Conductor
Larry Mah
Larry Mah
Recorder
Zhang Fei Yu
Zhang Fei Yu
Chorus
Li Xiao-Xiao
Li Xiao-Xiao
Chorus
Tian Si SI
Tian Si SI
Chorus
Wang XIiao Wen
Wang XIiao Wen
Chorus
Li Qi
Li Qi
Chorus
Yue DingHui
Yue DingHui
Chorus
Lau Sai Chiu
Lau Sai Chiu
Chorus
Deng Gu
Deng Gu
Chorus
Peng Bo
Peng Bo
Chorus
Yang Jiong Han
Yang Jiong Han
Chorus
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Opetaia Foa'i
Opetaia Foa'i
Vocal Arranger
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lyrics
Dave Metzger
Dave Metzger
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Opetaia Foa'i
Opetaia Foa'i
Producer
Mark Mancina
Mark Mancina
Producer
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Producer
Chan Siu Kei
Chan Siu Kei
Producer
Chris Montan
Chris Montan
Executive Producer
David Boucher
David Boucher
Mixing Engineer
Earl Ghaffari
Earl Ghaffari
Editing Engineer
Marlon Espino
Marlon Espino
Producer
joey raia
joey raia
Recording Engineer
Andrew Page
Andrew Page
Producer

Lyrics

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
Holoholo vaka
Aue, aue
Nuku i mua
Te manulele e tataki e
Aue, aue
Te fenua te malie
Nae ko hakilia mo 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
Written by: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa'i
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