Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I’m all out of hope
– Kua ngaro katoa ahau i te tumanako
One more bad dream
– Kotahi atu moemoea kino
Could bring a fall
– Ka taea te hinga
When I’m far from home
– I te wā e tawhiti ana ahau i te kāinga
Don’t call me on the phone
– Kaua e karanga ki ahau i runga i te waea
To tell me you’re alone
– Ki te korero ki ahau ko koe anake
It’s easy to deceive
– He ngawari ki te tinihanga
It’s easy to tease
– He ngawari ki te tawai
But hard to get release
– Engari he uaua ki te tuku
(Les yeux sans visage)
– (Les yeux sans visage)ko te tikanga o te kupu “whakapā”
Eyes without a face
– He kanohi kahore he mata
(Les yeux sans visage)
– (Les yeux sans visage)ko te tikanga o te kupu “whakapā”
Eyes without a face
– He kanohi kahore he mata
(Les yeux sans visage)
– (Les yeux sans visage)ko te tikanga o te kupu “whakapā”
Eyes without a face
– He kanohi kahore he mata
Got no human grace
– Kāore he aroha noa tangata
You’re eyes without a face
– He kanohi koe, kahore he mata
I spent so much time
– He nui te wā I pau I ahau
Believing all the lies
– Te whakapono ki ngā teka katoa
To keep the dream alive
– Kia ora ai te moemoea
Now it makes me sad
– Na ka pouri ahau
It makes me mad at truth
– Ka riri ahau ki te pono
For loving what was you
– Mo te aroha ki te mea ko koe
(Les yeux sans visage)
– (Les yeux sans visage)ko te tikanga o te kupu “whakapā”
Eyes without a face
– He kanohi kahore he mata
(Les yeux sans visage)
– (Les yeux sans visage)ko te tikanga o te kupu “whakapā”
Eyes without a face
– He kanohi kahore he mata
(Les yeux sans visage)
– (Les yeux sans visage)ko te tikanga o te kupu “whakapā”
Eyes without a face
– He kanohi kahore he mata
Got no human grace
– Kāore he aroha noa tangata
You’re eyes without a face
– He kanohi koe, kahore he mata
When you hear the music, you make a dip
– Ka rongo koe i te waiata, ka ruku koe
Into someone else’s pocket then make a slip
– Ki te pute o tētahi atu kātahi ka taka
Steal a car, go to Las Vegas
– Tahae i te motokā, haere ki Las Vegas
Ooh, gigolo pool
– Ko te puna o ooh, gigolo
Hanging out by the state line
– E noho ana i te taha o te rohe
Turning holy water into wine
– Te huri i te wai tapu hei waina
Drinkin’ it down, oh
– Inu i te reira ki raro, oh
I’m on a bus, on a psychedelic trip
– Ahau i runga i te pahi, i runga i te haerenga psychedelic
Reading murder books, tryin’ to stay hip
– Te pānui i ngā pukapuka murder, tryin ‘ to stay hip
I’m thinkin’ of you, you’re out there so
– Kei te whakaaro ahau ki a koe, kei reira koe
Say your prayers
– Korero atu ki a koutou inoi
Say your prayers
– Korero atu ki a koutou inoi
Say your prayers
– Korero atu ki a koutou inoi
Now I close my eyes
– Na ka kati oku kanohi
And I wonder why
– A ka miharo ahau he aha
I don’t despise
– E kore ahau e whakahawea
Now all I can do
– Na ko nga mea katoa ka taea e au
Love what was once
– Aroha ki te mea i mua
So alive and new
– He ora, he hou
But it’s gone from your eyes
– Engari kua ngaro atu i your kanohi
I’d better realize
– He pai ake taku mohio
(Les yeux sans visage)
– (Les yeux sans visage)ko te tikanga o te kupu “whakapā”
Eyes without a face
– He kanohi kahore he mata
(Les yeux sans visage)
– (Les yeux sans visage)ko te tikanga o te kupu “whakapā”
Eyes without a face
– He kanohi kahore he mata
(Les yeux sans visage)
– (Les yeux sans visage)ko te tikanga o te kupu “whakapā”
Eyes without a face
– He kanohi kahore he mata
Got no human grace
– Kāore he aroha noa tangata
You’re eyes without a face
– He kanohi koe, kahore he mata
Such a human waste
– He ururua tangata pēnei
You’re eyes without a face
– He kanohi koe, kahore he mata
And now it’s getting worse
– Na inaianei kei te kino haere
