Pūrerehua - Butterfly
Chorus
Pürerehua
rere runga hau
Papaki parirau
Rere runga hau
(Ka piki, ka piki
Runga rawa e
Papaki parirau
rere runga hau.) x 2
Butterfly
carried on the wind.
Fluttering its wings
on the wind
Up and up
Way up high
Fluttering its wings
on the wind
Ka tau, ka tau
Runga püäwai
Ka whänauhua
A pürerehua.
Ka tahi, ka rua
Ka toru, ka wha
Ka rü, ka rë
Ka puta e whä whë
It lands, it lands
On a flower
To lay its eggs,
this butterfly.
One, two,
Three, four:
They shake and quiver,
Out pops four caterpillars
They eat and eat,
Every leaf consumed.
The caterpillars
Become pupae.
Out pops
A big head,
A long bandy leg,
Fluttering wings,
Flitter, flutter, flap.