Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
(Ready? Yes)
– (Kua rite? Ae)
Well, oh, Madeline, how you been? I’ve been waiting ’round to die again
– Well, aue, Madeline, pehea koe? Kua tatari ahau ‘a tawhio noa ki te mate ano
Well, I saw all your friends and you weren’t there
– Na, i kite ahau i o hoa katoa, a kaore koe i reira
And there’s a picture of us holding up a pitcher of our favorite beer
– A kei reira tētahi pikitia o mātou e mau ana i tētahi ipu o tō mātou pia tino pai
I’m tryna slow down this year, they can’t hold it like I used to
– Ko ahau tryna puhoi iho tenei tau, e kore e taea e ratou te pupuri i te reira rite whakamahia ahau ki
I ain’t ever felt as lonely as I do tonight in this nice hotel
– Kāore au i te noho mokemoke i te pō nei i tēnei hōtera pai
Twelve hundred miles from that shit motel you kissed me softly in
– Tekau mā rua rau maero mai i taua motera paru ka kihi koe i ahau i roto i te ngawari
Well, I heard you been on the road, West Coast, just song singing
– Well, rongo ahau i a koe i runga i te ara, Te Tai hauauru, waiata noa waiata
Are you coming home again? ‘Cause I’d like to see you smile
– Kei te hoki mai koe ki te kāinga? ‘No te mea e hiahia ana ahau ki te kite ia koe ataata
If you feel inclined, don’t be dying on just anyone
– Ki te hiahia koe, kaua e mate i runga i te tangata anake
‘Cause I’m the only one that gets to call you home
– ‘No te mea ko ahau anake te tangata e karanga ana ki a koe ki te kāinga
And, oh, Madeline, how you been? I’ve been waiting ’round to die again
– A, E Madeline, he aha koe? Kua tatari ahau ‘a tawhio noa ki te mate ano
If you see her, won’t you tell her I need her like a sailor needs the ocean
– Ki te kite koe i a ia, e kore koe e ki atu ki a ia e hiahia ana ahau ki a ia, me te mea e hiahia ana te kaipuke ki te moana
Oh, Madeline, how you been? Are you back with that boy again
– E Madeline, he aha koe? Kua hoki mai koe ki taua tamaiti
That deserves a broken jaw?
– E tika ana kia whati te kauae?
Does he touch you like you need him to or come back when you call?
– E pa ana ia ki a koe kia rite ki te hiahia koe ki a ia, ki te hoki mai ranei i te wa e karanga ana koe?
Well, oh, Madeline, how you been? I’ve been waiting ’round to die again
– Well, aue, Madeline, pehea koe? Kua tatari ahau ‘a tawhio noa ki te mate ano
And I saw all your friends and you weren’t there
– Na ka kite ahau i o hoa katoa a kaore koe i reira
