Purea Nei
Purea nei e te hau
Let me be cooled by the breeze
Horoia e te ua
And washed by the rain
Whiti, whitia e te ra
And warmed by the shining sun
Mahea ake ngä poraruraru
My troubles will be gone
Makere ana ngahere
And the knots binding me undone
E rere, wairua e rere
Let my spirit fly
Ki nga ao o te rangi
To the clouds in the sky
Whiti, whitia e te ra
And warmed by the shining sun
Mahia ake ngä poraruraru
My troubles will be gone
Makere ana ngahere
And the knots binding me undone
Henare Mahanga (Ngāti Hine) / Dr. Hirini Melbourne (Ngai Tūhoe)
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