Lyrics
E KELI (The Digging)
Opetaia Foa'i/Traditional
Verse 1 (traditional)
E keli ko te vai
The digging for water
E tanu e te tai
Keeps getting buried by the sea
E keli ke hua
The digging for drinking water
E takele ai ko atua
For the gods to bath in
Verse 2 (written by Opetaia Foa’i)
E keli ke lahi koloa
The digging for plentiful goods
Kikila i te vaka o Tagaloa
Look at the canoe of Tagaloa (god of the sea)
E keli ki lakau
The digging with sticks
Te Vaka o te Tui Tokelau
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