Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Have you got colour in your cheeks?
– Kua whiwhi koe i te tae i roto i o koutou paparinga?
Do you ever get that fear that you can’t shift the type
– E whiwhi koe i taua wehi e kore e taea e koe te neke i te momo
That sticks around like summat in your teeth?
– E piri a tawhio noa rite summat i roto i o koutou niho?
Are there some aces up your sleeve?
– He etahi aces ake tou ringaringa?
Have you no idea that you’re in deep?
– Kaore koe i te mohio kei roto koe i te hohonu?
I’ve dreamt about you nearly every night this week
– Kua moemoea ahau e pā ana ki a koutou tata nga po i tenei wiki
How many secrets can you keep?
– E hia nga mea ngaro ka taea e koe te pupuri?
‘Cause there’s this tune I found
– ‘Nā te mea kei reira tēnei waiata i kitea e au
That makes me think of you somehow an’ I play it on repeat
– Mā tēnei e whakaaro ai ahau ki a koe i tētahi ara’ ka tākaro au i te reira i runga i te tukurua
Until I fall asleep, spillin’ drinks on my settee
– Kia moe ra ano ahau, e ringihia ana nga inu ki runga ki taku nohoanga
(Do I wanna know?) If this feelin’ flows both ways?
– (E hiahia ana ahau ki te mohio?) Ki te rere tēnei āhuatanga i ngā ara e rua?
(Sad to see you go) Was sorta hopin’ that you’d stay
– (He pouri ki te kite i a koe e haere ana) i te mea e tumanako ana koe kia noho tonu koe
(Baby, we both know) That the nights were mainly made
– (Baby, e matau ana tatou e rua) i hanga te nuinga o nga po
For sayin’ things that you can’t say tomorrow day
– Mo te korero i nga mea e kore e taea e koe te korero apopo
Crawlin’ back to you
– Ka hoki mai ki a koe
Ever thought of callin’ when
– I whakaaro tonu ki te karanga i te wā
You’ve had a few?
– He torutoru ōu?
‘Cause I always do
– ‘No te mea ka mahi tonu ahau
Maybe I’m too
– Pea ko ahau rawa
Busy bein’ yours
– Kia noho ki a koe
To fall for somebody new
– Ki te hinga mo te tangata hou
Now, I’ve thought it through
– Na, kua whakaaro ahau i te reira i roto i
Crawlin’ back to you
– Ka hoki mai ki a koe
So have you got the guts?
– Na kua whiwhi koe i te guts?
Been wonderin’ if your heart’s still open
– Kua miharo koe mehemea kei te tuwhera tonu to ngakau
And if so, I wanna know what time it shuts
– A, ki te pera, e hiahia ana ahau ki te mohio he aha te wa e kati ana
Simmer down an’ pucker up, I’m sorry to interrupt
– Ka rere mai he’ pucker ki runga, e pouri ana ahau ki te whakararu
It’s just I’m constantly on the cusp of tryin’ to kiss you
– He mea noa iho kei te haere tonu ahau ki te whakamatau ki te kihi i a koe
But I don’t know if you feel the same as I do
– Engari e kore ahau e mohio ki te fe koe i te taua rite ahau
But we could be together if you wanted to
– Engari ka taea e tātou te noho tahi mēnā e hiahia ana koe
(Do I wanna know?) If this feelin’ flows both ways?
– (E hiahia ana ahau ki te mohio?) Ki te rere tēnei āhuatanga i ngā ara e rua?
(Sad to see you go) Was sorta hopin’ that you’d stay
– (He pouri ki te kite i a koe e haere ana) i te mea e tumanako ana koe kia noho tonu koe
(Baby, we both know) That the nights were mainly made
– (Baby, e matau ana tatou e rua) i hanga te nuinga o nga po
For sayin’ things that you can’t say tomorrow day
– Mo te korero i nga mea e kore e taea e koe te korero apopo
Crawlin’ back to you (Crawlin’ back to you)
– Hoki ki a koe (Hoki ki a koe)
Ever thought of callin’ when
– I whakaaro tonu ki te karanga i te wā
You’ve had a few? (Had a few)
– He torutoru ōu? (I te torutoru)
‘Cause I always do (‘Cause I always do)
– ‘No te mea ka mahi tonu ahau (‘No te Mea ka mahi tonu ahau)
Maybe I’m too (Maybe I’m too busy)
– Pea au rawa (Pea au rawa pukumahi ahau)
Busy bein’ yours (Bein’ yours)
– Kia kaha te noho ki a koe (Bein ‘ yours)
To fall for somebody new
– Ki te hinga mo te tangata hou
Now, I’ve thought it through
– Na, kua whakaaro ahau i te reira i roto i
Crawlin’ back to you
– Ka hoki mai ki a koe
(Do I wanna know?) If this feelin’ flows both ways?
– (E hiahia ana ahau ki te mohio?) Ki te rere tēnei āhuatanga i ngā ara e rua?
(Sad to see you go) Was sorta hopin’ that you’d stay
– (He pouri ki te kite i a koe e haere ana) i te mea e tumanako ana koe kia noho tonu koe
(Baby, we both know) That the nights were mainly made
– (Baby, e matau ana tatou e rua) i hanga te nuinga o nga po
For sayin’ things that you can’t say tomorrow day
– Mo te korero i nga mea e kore e taea e koe te korero apopo
(Do I wanna know?) Too busy bein’ yours to fall
– (E hiahia ana ahau ki te mohio?) He nui rawa te mahi ki a koe kia hinga
(Sad to see you go) Ever thought of callin’, darlin’?
– (He pouri ki te kite i a koe e haere ana) I whakaaro Tonu ki te karanga, e te aroha?
(Do I wanna know?) Do you want me crawlin’ back to you?
– (E hiahia ana ahau ki te mohio?) E hiahia ana koe kia hoki mai ahau ki a koe?
