Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I let it fall, my heart
– I tukua e ahau kia hinga, e toku ngakau
And as it fell, you rose to claim it
– A, i te hinganga, ka whakatika koe ki te tono
It was dark and I was over
– He pouri a kua mutu ahau
Until you kissed my lips and you saved me
– Kia kihi ra ano koe i oku ngutu a whakaorangia ana ahau e koe
My hands, they were strong
– Ko aku ringaringa, he kaha
But my knees were far too weak
– Engari he ngoikore rawa oku turi
To stand in your arms
– Ki te tu i roto i o ringaringa
Without falling to your feet
– Me te kore e hinga ki o waewae
But there’s a side to you
– Engari he taha ki a koe
That I never knew, never knew
– Kāore au i mōhio, kāore au i mōhio
All the things you’d say
– Nga mea katoa e hiahia ana koe ki te korero
They were never true, never true
– Kāore rātau i pono, kāore i pono
And the games you’d play
– Me ngā kēmu ka tākaro koe
You would always win, always win
– Ka wikitoria tonu koe, ka wikitoria tonu
But I set fire to the rain
– Engari i tahuna e ahau te ua
Watched it pour as I touched your face
– I mātakitaki I te ringihia i taku pa atu ki tōu mata
Well, it burned while I cried
– Na, ka tahuna i te wa e tangi ana ahau
‘Cause I heard it screaming out your name
– ‘No te mea i rongo ahau i te reira karanga i roto i tou ingoa
Your name
– Tou ingoa
When laying with you
– I a koe e takoto ana
I could stay there
– Ka taea e au te noho ki reira
Close my eyes, feel you here forever
– Kati oku kanohi, fe koe i konei ake ake
You and me together, nothing is better
– Ko koe rāua ko au, kāore he mea pai ake
‘Cause there’s a side to you
– ‘No te mea he taha ki a koe
That I never knew, never knew
– Kāore au i mōhio, kāore au i mōhio
All the things you’d say
– Nga mea katoa e hiahia ana koe ki te korero
They were never true, never true
– Kāore rātau i pono, kāore i pono
And the games you’d play
– Me ngā kēmu ka tākaro koe
You would always win, always win
– Ka wikitoria tonu koe, ka wikitoria tonu
But I set fire to the rain
– Engari i tahuna e ahau te ua
Watched it pour as I touched your face
– I mātakitaki I te ringihia i taku pa atu ki tōu mata
Well, it burned while I cried
– Na, ka tahuna i te wa e tangi ana ahau
‘Cause I heard it screaming out your name
– ‘No te mea i rongo ahau i te reira karanga i roto i tou ingoa
Your name
– Tou ingoa
I set fire to the rain
– I tahuna e ahau te ua
And I threw us into the flames
– Na ka maka matou e ahau ki te mura
When we fell, something died
– I te hinganga, ka mate tētahi mea
‘Cause I knew that that was the last time
– ‘No te mea i mohio ahau koinei te wa whakamutunga
The last time
– Ko te wa whakamutunga
Sometimes I wake up by the door
– I ētahi wā kaake ahau i te tatau
That heart you caught must be waiting for you
– Ko te ngakau i mau i a koe me tatari ki a koe
Even now when we’re already over
– Ahakoa i tēnei wā kua mutu kē mātou
I can’t help myself from looking for you
– Kaore e taea e au te awhina i ahau ki te rapu i a koe
I set fire to the rain
– I tahuna e ahau te ua
Watched it pour as I touch your face
– I mātakitaki I te ringihia i taku pa atu ki tōu mata
Well, it burned while I cried
– Na, ka tahuna i te wa e tangi ana ahau
‘Cause I heard it screaming out your name
– ‘No te mea i rongo ahau i te reira karanga i roto i tou ingoa
Your name
– Tou ingoa
I set fire to the rain
– I tahuna e ahau te ua
And I threw us into the flames
– Na ka maka matou e ahau ki te mura
When we fell, something died
– I te hinganga, ka mate tētahi mea
‘Cause I knew that that was the last time
– ‘No te mea i mohio ahau koinei te wa whakamutunga
The last time, oh
– Ko te wā whakamutunga, oh
Oh, no
– Aue, kaore
Let it burn, oh-oh-oh
– Kia tahuna, oh-oh-oh
Let it burn
– Kia tahuna
Let it burn
– Kia tahuna
