Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Ever since you appeared
– Mai i te wā i puta mai ai koe
I’ve been running from something deep inside
– Kua rere ahau i tētahi mea i roto i te hohonu
And it’s worse than I feared
– A he kino ake I taku i wehi ai
‘Cause I look in your eyes and I can’t hide
– ‘No te mea titiro ahau i roto i o koutou kanohi, a e kore e taea e ahau te huna
I push you away
– Ka pana atu koe e ahau
Don’t push me away
– Kaua e pana atu i ahau
But the feelings come back, just twice as strong
– Engari ka hoki mai ngā whakaaro, e rua noa iho ngā kaha
I don’t know what to say
– Kaore au e mohio he aha te korero
You know just what to say
– E mohio ana koe ki te aha ki te mea
But I know that I’m right where I belong
– Engari e mohio ana ahau kei te tika ahau ki te wahi e noho ana ahau
The way you know just where to be
– Ko te ara e matau ana koe tika te wahi ki te kia
I don’t know
– Kāore au i te mōhio
The way you move, the way you see
– Ko te ara e neke ana koe, ko te ara e kite ana koe
You see me
– Ka kite koe i ahau
The way you feel when you’re with me
– Ko te āhua o tō whakaaro i a koe e noho ana ki ahau
Beside me
– I te taha o ahau
Don’t hide from me anymore
– Kaua e huna i ahau a muri ake nei
Tell me it’s you, I know it’s you
– Korero mai ki ahau ko koe, e mohio ana ahau ko koe
What do I say? Where do I go? How do I know you feel the same?
– He aha taku e mea nei? Kei hea ahau? Me pehea taku mohio he rite tonu to whakaaro?
Tell me it’s you, I know it’s you
– Korero mai ki ahau ko koe, e mohio ana ahau ko koe
Quiet and low, letting it go, letting you know what’s in me
– Kia marino, kia iti, kia haere, kia mohio koe he aha kei roto i ahau
Everywhere that I roam
– I nga wahi katoa e haereere ana ahau
I remind myself not to overstay
– E whakamahara ana ahau ki ahau kia kaua e noho roa
Every time I find home
– I nga wa katoa ka kitea e au te kaainga
Somethin’ happens to take that home away
– Ka tangohia e tētahi mea te kāinga
But you’ve seen what I’ve seen
– Engari kua kite koe i taku i kite ai
I see you
– Ka kite ahau i a koe
As you lead with a strength that shines right through
– Ka rite ki te arahi koe ki te kaha e whiti tika i roto i
You move like a queen, a true queen
– Ka neke koe ano he kuini, he kuini pono
Don’t let anything take me away from you
– Kaua e tukua tetahi mea kia tangohia atu ahau i a koe
Tell me it’s you, I know it’s you
– Korero mai ki ahau ko koe, e mohio ana ahau ko koe
Say it again, say it again, tell me I’ll always be with you
– Ka mea ano, ka mea ano, korerotia mai ki ahau ka noho tonu ahau ki a koe
Tell me it’s you, I know it’s you
– Korero mai ki ahau ko koe, e mohio ana ahau ko koe
Say it again, say it again, tell me you’re always with me
– Ka mea ano, ka mea ano, korerotia mai ki ahau kei ahau tonu koe
The way you know just where to be
– Ko te ara e matau ana koe tika te wahi ki te kia
Now I know
– Na e mohio ana ahau
The way you move, the way you see
– Ko te ara e neke ana koe, ko te ara e kite ana koe
I see you
– Ka kite ahau i a koe
The love I feel when you’re with me
– Ko te aroha eel ana ahau ina kei ahau koe
Beside me, beside me
– I te taha o ahau, i te taha o ahau
Say it again, say it again, say it again
– Ka mea ano, ka mea ano, ka mea ano
Tell me the world won’t interfere
– Korero mai ki ahau e kore te ao e pokanoa
Say it again, say it again
– Ka mea anō, ka mea anō
Tell me the words I wanna hear
– Korero mai ki ahau nga kupu e hiahia ana ahau ki te whakarongo
Say it again, say it again
– Ka mea anō, ka mea anō
Open your eyes and here we go
– Whakatuwherahia ō kanohi ā ka haere mātou ki konei
I know it’s you
– E mohio ana ahau ko koe
I know it’s you
– E mohio ana ahau ko koe
