Purea Nei
Purea nei e te hau
Horoia e te ua
Whitiwhitia e te rā
Mahea ake ngā pōraruraru
Makere ana ngā here.
E rere wairua, e rere
Ki ngā ao o te rangi
Whitiwhitia e te rā
Mahea ake ngā pōraruraru
Makere ana ngā here
Makere ana ngā here.
English translation
Scattered by the wind
washed by the rain
and transformed by the sun
all doubts are swept away
and all restraints are cast down.
Fly O free spirit, fly
to the clouds in the heavens
transformed by the sun
with all doubts swept away
and all restraints cast down
Yes, all restraints are cast down.
washed by the rain
and transformed by the sun
all doubts are swept away
and all restraints are cast down.
Fly O free spirit, fly
to the clouds in the heavens
transformed by the sun
with all doubts swept away
and all restraints cast down
Yes, all restraints are cast down.