Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
No more champagne
– Kāore he waipiro
And the fireworks are through
– A kua oti nga ahi ahi
Here we are, me and you
– Ko tātou, ko tātou, ko tātou
Feeling lost and feeling blue
– Te ngaro o te whakaaro me te whakaaro blue
It’s the end of the party
– Ko te mutunga o te rōpū
And the morning seems so grey
– A he tino hina te ata
So unlike yesterday
– Na rerekē inanahi
Now’s the time for us to say
– Ko te wa tenei mo tatou ki te korero
Happy New Year, Happy New Year
– Tau Hou Hari, Tau Hou Hari
May we all have a vision now and then
– Kia whai tatou katoa i te kite i teie nei, a ka
Of a world where every neighbour is a friend
– O te ao kei reira nga hoa tata katoa he hoa
Happy New Year, Happy New Year
– Tau Hou Hari, Tau Hou Hari
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
– Kia whai tatou katoa i to tatou tumanako, to tatou hiahia ki te tamata
If we don’t, we might as well lay down and die
– Ki te kore, ka taea e tatou te takoto me te mate
You and I
– Ko koe rāua ko au
Sometimes I see
– I ētahi wā ka kite ahau
How the brave new world arrives
– Me pēhea te taenga mai o te ao hou toa
And I see how it thrives
– A ka kite ahau i te āhua o te tipu
In the ashes of our lives
– I roto i te pungarehu o to tatou oraraa
Oh yes, man is a fool
– Ae, he kuware te tangata
And he thinks he’ll be okay
– A ka whakaaro ia ka pai ia
Dragging on, feet of clay
– E toia ana, waewae o te paru
Never knowing he’s astray
– Kāore ia i te mōhio kua hē ia
Keeps on going anyway
– Ka haere tonu tonu
Happy New Year, Happy New Year
– Tau Hou Hari, Tau Hou Hari
May we all have a vision now and then
– Kia whai tatou katoa i te kite i teie nei, a ka
Of a world where every neighbour is a friend
– O te ao kei reira nga hoa tata katoa he hoa
Happy New Year, Happy New Year
– Tau Hou Hari, Tau Hou Hari
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
– Kia whai tatou katoa i to tatou tumanako, to tatou hiahia ki te tamata
If we don’t, we might as well lay down and die
– Ki te kore, ka taea e tatou te takoto me te mate
You and I
– Ko koe rāua ko au
Seems to me now
– Te āhua nei ki ahau ināianei
That the dreams we had before
– Ko nga moemoea i a tatou i mua
Are all dead, nothing more
– Kua mate katoa, kahore atu
Than confetti on the floor
– Atu i te confetti i runga i te papa
It’s the end of a decade
– Ko te mutunga o te tekau tau
In another ten years time
– I roto i ētahi atu tekau tau
Who can say what we’ll find
– Ko wai e taea te mea te mea ka kitea e tatou
What lies waiting down the line
– He aha te mea e tatari ana ki raro i te raina
In the end of eighty-nine
– I te mutunga o te waru tekau ma iwa
Happy New Year, Happy New Year
– Tau Hou Hari, Tau Hou Hari
May we all have a vision now and then
– Kia whai tatou katoa i te kite i teie nei, a ka
Of a world where every neighbour is a friend
– O te ao kei reira nga hoa tata katoa he hoa
Happy New Year, Happy New Year
– Tau Hou Hari, Tau Hou Hari
May we all have our hopes, our will to try
– Kia whai tatou katoa i to tatou tumanako, to tatou hiahia ki te tamata
If we don’t, we might as well lay down and die
– Ki te kore, ka taea e tatou te takoto me te mate
You and I
– Ko koe rāua ko au
