Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Momma, I’m missing home
– E mama, kua ngaro ahau i te kāinga
And California’s getting colder
– A Kei Te makariri haere A California
And colder, and colder
– Me te makariri, me te makariri
I miss you
– E mihi ana ahau ki a koe
Momma, I’m getting old
– Mama, kei te koroheke ahau
Does that mean you’re getting older?
– Ko te tikanga kei te pakeke haere koe?
And older, and older
– Me te pakeke, me te pakeke
I miss you
– E mihi ana ahau ki a koe
Momma, don’t you know
– Mama, kaore koe e mohio
There’s nothing to be sorry about?
– Kaore he mea hei pouri?
I’m so proud of all you’ve done
– He tino whakapehapeha ahau ki nga mea katoa i mahia e koe
Take me down your old street
– Tangohia ahau ki raro i to huarahi tawhito
Tell me your memories of when you were young and when you fell in love
– Korerotia mai ki ahau ōu maharatanga i a koe e tamariki ana i a koe e aroha ana
Drive me through the country
– Peia ahau i roto i te whenua
Tell me your story and you can play all of your favorite songs
– Korero mai ki ahau tō kōrero ā ka taea e koe te whakatangi i ō waiata tino pai katoa
‘Cause I’m gonna need this
– ‘No te mea ka hiahia ahau ki tenei
When I’m holding pictures of you and that’s all that I’ve got left
– I a au e mau ana i ngā pikitia o koe, ā, koina anake te mea i toe ki ahau
All that I’ve got left
– Ko nga mea katoa i mahue I ahau
All that I’ve got left
– Ko nga mea katoa i mahue I ahau
Lately, it’s getting hard
– I ngā rā tata nei, kei te uaua
I’ve started looking like my father
– Kua tīmata ahau ki te titiro rite toku papa
And it makes me cry a little bit
– A ka tangi ahau i te iti
‘Cause he really should’ve made it big
– ‘No te mea me tino nui ia
‘Cause, damn, he’s good at everything
– ‘No te mea, e te rewera, he pai ia ki nga mea katoa
And everything I am’s because of you
– A ko nga mea katoa e ahau no te mea o koutou
I’m a man because of you
– He tangata ahau nāu
Take me down your old street
– Tangohia ahau ki raro i to huarahi tawhito
Tell me your memories of when you were young and when you fell in love
– Korerotia mai ki ahau ōu maharatanga i a koe e tamariki ana i a koe e aroha ana
Drive me through the country
– Peia ahau i roto i te whenua
Tell me your story and you can play all of your favorite songs
– Korero mai ki ahau tō kōrero ā ka taea e koe te whakatangi i ō waiata tino pai katoa
‘Cause I’m gonna need this
– ‘No te mea ka hiahia ahau ki tenei
When I’m holding pictures of you and that’s all that I’ve got left
– I a au e mau ana i ngā pikitia o koe, ā, koina anake te mea i toe ki ahau
All that I’ve got left
– Ko nga mea katoa i mahue I ahau
All that I’ve got left
– Ko nga mea katoa i mahue I ahau
All that I’ve got left
– Ko nga mea katoa i mahue I ahau
(Oh)
– (Oh)
