Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Badadum-badadum-badadum-badada
– Badadum-badadum-badadum-badada ko te rohe o te rohe o Badadum
My life is a circus
– He hākinakina taku ora
Hold on for all I bring with me
– Kia mau ki nga mea katoa e kawea mai ana e ahau ki ahau
You make me nervous
– Ka whakawehi koe i ahau
Take my sincere apology
– Tangohia taku mihi pono
For all of my oddities
– Mo aku mea katoa
My recurring comedies
– Ko aku mahi whakaari
I know I’m on a
– E mohio ana ahau kei runga ahau i te
Carousel spinning around
– Te hurihuri o te karaka
Floating up and down
– E rere ana ki runga, ki raro
Nowhere to go
– Kāore he wāhi hei haere
Will you break the spell?
– Ka pakaru koe i te makutu?
Tether me to your ground
– Herea ahau ki tou whenua
Such a spectacle
– He whakaaturanga pēnei
You signed up for one hell of a
– I haina koe mō te one hell of a
One man show
– Whakaaturanga kotahi tangata
Tangled in ribbons
– I kōpeke ki ngā rīpene
A lifelong role
– He tūranga mō te roanga o te ora
Aren’t you sorry that you fell?
– E pouri ana koe i hinga koe?
Onto this carousel
– Ki tēnei karaka
The city of acrobats
– Te taone o ngā akrobats
Of clowns and illusory traps with me
– O ngā pūhara me ngā rore whakapohehe ki ahau
Was losing its wonder
– I ngaro i tana miharo
I thought I would go under, till we met
– I whakaaro ahau ka haere ahau ki raro, kia tutaki ra ano matou
I’m waiting for you to see
– Kei te tatari ahau kia kite koe
The things that are wrong with me
– Ko nga mea e he ana ki ahau
Before you’re on my
– I mua i te mea kei runga koe i taku
Carousel spinning around
– Te hurihuri o te karaka
Floating up and down
– E rere ana ki runga, ki raro
Nowhere to go
– Kāore he wāhi hei haere
Till you break the spell
– Kia pakaru ra ano te makutu
Tether me to your ground
– Herea ahau ki tou whenua
Such a spectacle
– He whakaaturanga pēnei
You signed up for one hell of a
– I haina koe mō te one hell of a
One man show
– Whakaaturanga kotahi tangata
Tangled in ribbons
– I kōpeke ki ngā rīpene
A lifelong role
– He tūranga mō te roanga o te ora
I’m so sorry that you fell
– He tino pouri ahau i hinga ai koe
Onto this carousel
– Ki tēnei karaka
