Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Oh, Father, tell me
– Korero mai ki ahau, papa
Do we get what we deserve?
– E whiwhi tatou te mea tika tatou?
Oh, we get what we deserve
– Aue, whiwhi tatou te mea tika tatou
And way down we go, go, go, go, go
– Haere, haere, haere atu rā, haere atu rā
Way down we go, go, go, go, go
– Haere, haere, haere atu rā, haere atu rā
Say way down we go
– Mea atu ara ki raro haere tatou
Way down we go
– Ara ki raro haere tatou
Oh, you let your feet run wild
– Tukua kia rere o waewae
Time has come as we all fall, go down
– Kua tae mai te wa ka hinga katoa tatou, haere ki raro
Yeah, but for the fall, ooh, my
– Yeah, engari mo te hinga, aue, toku
Do you dare to look him right in the eyes? Yeah
– E maia koe ki te titiro tika ia i roto i te kanohi? Yeah
Oh, ’cause they will run you down, down ’til the dark
– Aue, ‘ take they will run down, down ’til the dark
Yes and they will run you down, down ’til you fall
– Ae a ka rere ratou ki raro, ki raro ’til hinga koe
And they will run you down, down to your core
– A ka rere ratou ki a koe ki raro, ki raro, ki to matua
Yeah, so you can’t crawl no more
– Yeah, na e kore e taea e koe ngokingoki kore ake
And way down we go, go, go, go
– Haere, haere, haere atu rā, haere atu rā
Oh, way down we go
– Haere ki raro, ki te haere tatou
Say way down we go, ooh
– Haere atu rā e te rangatira, haere atu rā
Oh, ’cause they will run you down, down to your core
– Aue, ‘ no te mea ka rere ratou ki a koe, ki raro, ki to matua
Oh, way down we go
– Haere ki raro, ki te haere tatou
Oh, baby, yeah
– Aue, tamaiti, yeah
Oh, baby, ah-ha
– Aue, tamaiti, ah-ha
Baby, ooh
– Tamaiti, ooh
Way down we go
– Ara ki raro haere tatou
Oh, no
– Aue, kahore
Yeah! No, oh, no
– Yeah! Kahore, aue, kahore
Way down we go, go, go, go, go
– Haere, haere, haere atu rā, haere atu rā
Oh, way down we go
– Haere ki raro, ki te haere tatou
Say way down we go, ooh
– Haere atu rā e te rangatira, haere atu rā
Way down we go
– Ara ki raro haere tatou
