A lot of people have requested the words to the waiata Purea Nei...and here it is.
Purea Nei is a beautiful waiata that we have been learning with the tamariki. It is based on a Ngapuhi proverb - 'Hoki kia purea koe e nga hau o ou maunga, kia horoia koe e te ua'
Purea Nei was developed into a song by Henare Mahanga of Ngati Hine. Hirinini Melbourne modified this song for Kiwi Tuteao, one of his students a Waikato University. Kiwi was blind and also going through a lot of adversity at the time, and came to Hirini for support.
(Taken from http://www.folksong.org.nz/purea nei/index.html
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