Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
It was late at night, you held on tight
– Ko te mutunga i te po, puritia e koe i runga i te raru
From an empty seat, a flash of light
– He rama rama rama, he rama rama rama
It will take a while to make you smile
– He wa roa ki te tuku ataata ki a koe
Somewhere in these eyes, I’m on your side
– I tetahi taha, I tetahi taha, kei a koe ahau
You wide-eyed girls, you get it right
– E te iwi whānui, tēnā koe
Fall back into place
– Hoki ki te kainga
Fall back into place
– Hoki ki te kainga
Tender is the night for a broken heart
– Ko te po te po mo te ngakau maru
Who will dry your eyes when it falls apart?
– Ko wai ka maroke o koutou kanohi ina taka te reira motu ke?
What makes this fragile world go ’round?
– He aha hanga tenei ao pakarukaru haere ‘a tawhio noa?
Were you ever lost? Was she ever found?
– I ngaro ake koe? I kitea ake ia?
Somewhere in these eyes
– Tetahi wahi i roto i enei kanohi
Fall back into place
– Hoki ki te kainga
Fall back into place
– Hoki ki te kainga
Fall back into place (fall back into place)
– Hoki ki te kainga (return to place)
Fall back into place (fall back into place)
– Hoki ki te kainga (return to place)
Fall back into place (fall back into place)
– Hoki ki te kainga (return to place)
Fall back into place (fall back into place)
– Hoki ki te kainga (return to place)
Fall back into place (fall back into place)
– Hoki ki te kainga (return to place)
Fall back into place (fall back into…)
– Hoki ki te kainga (come back into)…)
