Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Bah! Humbug! Now that’s too strong
– Ko te Bah! He tangata whakahi! Na e te kaha rawa
‘Cause it is my favorite holiday
– ‘No te mea ko taku hararei tino pai
But all this year’s been a busy blur
– Ko tenei tau katoa he blur pukumahi
Don’t think I have the energy
– Kaua e whakaaro kei a au te pūngao
To add to my already mad rush
– Hei tāpiri atu ki taku rush kua haurangi
Just ’cause it’s ’tis the season
– Just ‘ no te mea te reira ‘ko te wa
The perfect gift for me would be
– Ko te mea tino pai ki ahau ko
Completions and connections left from last year
– Whakaoti me ngā hononga mahue i te tau whakamutunga
Ski shop encounter, most interesting
– Ski shop encounter, tino ngā
Had his number but never the time
– I tona tau engari e kore te wa
Most of ’81 passed along those lines
– Ko te nuinga o te tau ’81 i haere i runga i aua raina
So deck those halls
– Na ka whakairihia aua whare
Trim those trees
– Tapahia aua rakau
Raise up cups of Christmas cheer
– Whakaara ake kapu o te cheer Kirihimete
I just need to catch my breath
– Me hopu noa e au taku manawa
Christmas by myself this year
– Ko te kirihimete anake i tēnei tau
Calendar picture, frozen landscape
– Whakaahua maramataka, whenua hukapapa
Chill this room for 24 days
– Whakamahana i tenei ruma mo nga ra 24
Evergreens, sparkling snow
– He matomato tonu, he hukarere kakara
Get this winter over with!
– Haere tenei hotoke ki runga ki!
Flashback to springtime, saw him again
– I te hokinga mai ki te puna, ka kite anō ia i a ia
Would have been good to go for lunch
– He pai ki te haere mo te tina
Couldn’t agree when we were both free
– Kāore i taea te whakaae i a mātau e rua e wātea ana
We tried, we said we’d keep in touch
– I whakamatau mātou, i mea mātou ka noho tonu mātou ki te whakapā
Didn’t of course, ’til summertime
– Kāore i te mea, ‘ ki te wā raumati
Out to the beach, to his boat, could I join him?
– Ki te takutai, ki tana poti, ka taea e au te hono atu ki a ia?
No, this time it was me
– Kāore, i tēnei wā ko au
Sunburn in the third degree
– Te werawera i te taumata tuatoru
Now the calendar’s just one page
– Na kotahi noa te whārangi o te maramataka
Of course I am excited
– He pono kei te harikoa ahau
Tonight’s the night I’ve set my mind
– Ko te pō nei te pō i whakatau ai ahau
Not to do too much about it
– Kaua e nui rawa te mahi
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
– Kirihimete hari, Kirihimete hari
But I think I’ll miss this one this year
– Engari ki taku whakaaro ka mihi ahau ki tenei i tenei tau
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
– Kirihimete hari, Kirihimete hari
But I think I’ll miss this one this year
– Engari ki taku whakaaro ka mihi ahau ki tenei i tenei tau
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
– Kirihimete hari, Kirihimete hari
But I think I’ll miss this one this year
– Engari ki taku whakaaro ka mihi ahau ki tenei i tenei tau
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
– Kirihimete hari, Kirihimete hari
But I think I’ll miss this one this year
– Engari ki taku whakaaro ka mihi ahau ki tenei i tenei tau
Hardly dashing through the snow
– E kore e rere i roto i te hukarere
‘Cause I bundled up too tight
– ‘No te mea i piri rawa ahau
Last minute have-to-dos
– Ko te meneti whakamutunga he-ki-dos
A few cards, a few calls because it’s
– He torutoru kāri, he torutoru waea no te mea te reira
RSVP
– KO TE RSVP
No, thanks, no party lights
– Kahore, whakawhetai, kahore rama rōpū
It’s Christmas Eve, gonna relax
– Ko Te Kirihimete, ka okioki
Turned down all of my invites
– I whakakahoretia aku tono katoa
Last Fall I had a night to myself
– I te Ngahuru o te tau kua hipa i ahau he po ki ahau
Same guy called, Halloween party
– Ko te tangata kotahi i karangatia, ko Te pāti Halloween
Waited all night for him to show
– I tatari i te pō katoa kia whakaaturia e ia
This time his car wouldn’t go
– I tēnei wā kāore i pai tana motokā
Forget it, it’s cold, it’s getting late
– Wareware, he makariri, he pōuri
Trudge on home to celebrate
– Trudge i runga i te kāinga ki te whakanui
In a quiet way, unwind
– I roto i te ara ata, unwind
Doing Christmas right this time
– Mahi kirihimete tika tenei wa
A&P has provided me
– Kua whakaratohia mai e a&P ki ahau
With the world’s smallest turkey
– Ki te turkey iti rawa o te ao
Already in the oven, nice and hot
– Kua i roto i te oumu, pai, me te wera
Oh damn!
– E te rewera!
Guess what I forgot
– Whakaarohia te mea i wareware ahau
Back out in the snow
– Hoki ki waho i te hukarere
To the only all night grocery
– Ki te toa kai o te pō anake
Here on the line is that guy I’ve been chasing all year
– Here on the line is that guy i’ve been chasing all year
“Spendin’ this one alone” he said
– “Te whakapau i tēnei kotahi anake” ka mea ia
“Need a break, this year’s been crazy”
– “Me te okiokinga, kua haurangi tenei tau”
I said, “Me too, but why are you…?
– Ka mea ahau, ” Ko ahau hoki, engari he aha koe…?
You mean you forgot cranberries too?”
– Ko te tikanga kua wareware koe ki nga cranberries?”
Then suddenly we laughed and laughed
– Katahi ka kata ka kata
Caught on to what was happening
– I mau ki te mea i tupu
That Christmas magic’s brought this tale
– I kawea mai e taua makutu Kirihimete tēnei kōrero
To a very happy ending
– He mutunga tino harikoa
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
– Kirihimete hari, Kirihimete hari
Couldn’t miss this one this year
– Kaore e taea te ngaro i tenei tau
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
– Kirihimete hari, Kirihimete hari
Couldn’t miss this one this year
– Kaore e taea te ngaro i tenei tau
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
– Kirihimete hari, Kirihimete hari
Couldn’t miss this one this year
– Kaore e taea te ngaro i tenei tau
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
– Kirihimete hari, Kirihimete hari
Couldn’t miss this one this year
– Kaore e taea te ngaro i tenei tau
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
– Kirihimete hari, Kirihimete hari
Couldn’t miss this one this year
– Kaore e taea te ngaro i tenei tau
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
– Kirihimete hari, Kirihimete hari
Couldn’t miss this one this year
– Kaore e taea te ngaro i tenei tau
Merry Christmas, merry Christmas
– Kirihimete hari, Kirihimete hari
