- PUREA
NEI
PUREA NEI E TE HAU
HOROIA E TE UA
WHITIWHITIRIA E TE RA
MAHEA AKE NGA PORARURARU
MAKERE ANA NGA HERE.
E RERE, WAIRUA, E RERE
KI RUNGA I TE RANGI
WHITIWHITIRIA E TE RA
MAHEA AKE NGA PORARURARU
MAKERE ANA NGA HERE.
Background
This waiata was written by Hirini
Melbourne, a respected composer of Tuhoe. A student visited him
and told him of his troubles.
He asked that the winds of Tawhirimatea
to blow away his problems and troubles. This reference provides
the foundation to this waiata.
This student was Kiwi Tutëao
who was blind student of Waikato University.
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