Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Laudate omnes gentes laudate
– Laudate omnes gentes laudate ko te mea nui ko te mea nui
Magnificat in secula
– Ko te Magnificat i secula
Et anima mea laudate
– Et anima mea whakamoemiti
Magnificat in secula
– Ko te Magnificat i secula
Happy nation, living in a happy nation
– He iwi hari, e noho ana i roto i te iwi hari
Where the people understand
– Te wāhi e mārama ai te iwi
And dream of the perfect man
– Me te moemoea o te tangata tino
A situation leading to sweet salvation
– He āhuatanga e arahi ana ki te whakaoranga reka
For the people for the good
– Mo te iwi mo te pai
For mankind brotherhood
– Mo te whanaungatanga o te tangata
We’re traveling in time
– E haere ana mātou i te wā
Ideas by man and only that will last
– Whakaaro i te tangata, me te anake e ka muri
And over time we’ve learned from the past
– A, i te wā kua ako mātou i te wā o mua
That no man’s fit to rule the world alone
– E kore te tangata e tika ana ki te whakahaere i te ao anake
A man will die but not his ideas
– Ka mate te tangata engari kaore i ona whakaaro
Happy nation, living in a happy nation
– He iwi hari, e noho ana i roto i te iwi hari
Where the people understand
– Te wāhi e mārama ai te iwi
And dream of the perfect man
– Me te moemoea o te tangata tino
A situation leading to sweet salvation
– He āhuatanga e arahi ana ki te whakaoranga reka
For the people for the good
– Mo te iwi mo te pai
For mankind brotherhood
– Mo te whanaungatanga o te tangata
We’re traveling in time
– E haere ana mātou i te wā
Traveling in time
– Te haere i te wā
Tell them we’ve gone too far
– Korero atu ki a rātou kua tawhiti rawa atu mātou
Happy nation
– Te iwi hari
Tell them we’ve gone too far
– Korero atu ki a rātou kua tawhiti rawa atu mātou
Happy nation come through
– Ka haere mai te iwi hari
And I will dance with you
– A ka kanikani ahau ki a koe
Happy nation
– Te iwi hari
Tell them we’ve gone too far
– Korero atu ki a rātou kua tawhiti rawa atu mātou
Come through
– Haere mai
And I will dance with you
– A ka kanikani ahau ki a koe
Happy nation, living in a happy nation
– He iwi hari, e noho ana i roto i te iwi hari
Where the people understand
– Te wāhi e mārama ai te iwi
And dream of the perfect man
– Me te moemoea o te tangata tino
A situation leading to sweet salvation
– He āhuatanga e arahi ana ki te whakaoranga reka
For the people, for the good
– Mo te iwi, mo te pai
For mankind brotherhood
– Mo te whanaungatanga o te tangata
Happy nation
– Te iwi hari
Happy nation
– Te iwi hari
Happy nation
– Te iwi hari
Happy nation
– Te iwi hari
