I AORANA

Iaorana oe Tavana rahi e
(Greetings to you great chief
E te Tavana rahi e
Iaora, iaorana iaora i te farereiraa e (repeat)(Greetings at this meeting occasion)

Iaorana, Iaorana, Iaorana e
(Greetings)
Te vahine Tahiti
(Tahitian girl)
Aue aue te nehenehe
(Oh, such beauty!)
Te vahine Tahiti
(The Tahitian girl)

Tiare, tiare, tiare e
(The flower)
Mo`orea e
Aue aue te noanoa
(Oh, such fragrant beauty!)
Te tiare Mo`orea
(The Moorea flower)

To fare niau e,
(My traditional hut i.e. w/coconut leaves)
I Borabora nui e
(In great Borabora)
Ua here vau ia oe
(I love you Borabora)
Borabora e

Na te moana e
(Over the ocean)
Ua reva ta'u tane iti e
(My man is flying)
Aue te arofa e
(Oh, the love!)
Ta`u tane iti e
(My man) (not too sure about this last stanza)

Hope this helps,
ia haamaitai te Fatu ia outou,
faaitoito,
Tearatai tane