Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Past lives couldn’t ever hold me down
– Kāore i taea e ngā oranga o mua te pupuri i ahau
Lost love is sweeter when it’s finally found
– He reka ake te aroha kua ngaro ina kitea
I’ve got the strangest feeling
– Ko ahau te mea tino maere
This isn’t our first time around
– Ehara tenei i to tatou wa tuatahi a tawhio noa
Past lives couldn’t ever come between us
– Kāore i taea e ngā oranga o mua te haere mai i waenganui i a tātou
Some time the dreamers finally wake up
– I etahi wa ka ara ake nga moemoea
Don’t wake me I’m not dreaming
– Kaua e whakaara i ahau e kore ahau e moemoea
Don’t wake me I’m not dreaming
– Kaua e whakaara i ahau e kore ahau e moemoea
All my past lives
– Ko aku ora o mua katoa
They’ve got nothing on me
– Kāore he mea i a rātou ki ahau
Golden eagle, you’re the one and only flying high
– Golden eagle, ko koe te mea kotahi, ko koe anake e rere ana i runga
Through the cities in the sky
– I roto i ngā taone i te rangi
I’ll take you way back
– Ka hoki atu ahau ki a koe
Countless centuries
– He maha nga rau tau
Don’t you remember?
– Kaore koe e mahara?
That you were meant to be my Queen of Hearts
– Ko te Tikanga kia Waiho koe hei Kuini O ngā Ngākau
Meant to be my love
– Ko te tikanga kia waiho hei aroha moku
Through all of my lives
– I roto i aku oranga katoa
I never thought I’d wait so long for you
– Kāore au i whakaaro ka roa taku tatari ki a koe
The timing is right
– He tika te wā
The stars are aligned
– Kua whakaritea ngā whetū
So save that heart for me
– Na whakaorangia taua ngakau ki ahau
Cause girl you know that you’re my destiny
– Nā te mea e mōhio ana koe ko koe tōku tūponotanga
Swear to the moon, the stars
– E oati ana ki te marama, ki nga whetu
The sons, and the daughters
– Ko nga tama, ko nga tamahine
Our love is deeper than the oceans of water
– He hohonu ake to tatou aroha i nga moana o te wai
Hey, I need you now
– Hey, e hiahia ana ahau ki a koe inaianei
I’ve waited oh so long yeah
– Kua roa au e tatari ana ae
Baby love, I need you now
– Aroha Baby, e hiahia ana ahau ki a koe inaianei
I’ve waited oh so long
– Kua roa ahau e tatari ana
Passing seasons
– Ngā wā e haere ana
Empty bottles of wine
– He pounamu waina kau
My ancient kingdom came crashing down without you
– I hinga taku rangatiratanga onamata i waho i a koe
Baby child, I’m lost without your love
– E te tamaiti, kua ngaro ahau, kahore tou aroha
Diamond sparrow, my moonlight majesty
– Ko Diamond sparrow, ko toku rangatira marama marama
You know I need you, come flying back to me
– E mohio ana koe e hiahia ana ahau ki a koe, haere mai rere hoki ki ahau
Through all of my lives
– I roto i aku oranga katoa
I never thought I’d wait so long for you
– Kāore au i whakaaro ka roa taku tatari ki a koe
The timing is right
– He tika te wā
The stars are aligned
– Kua whakaritea ngā whetū
So save that heart for me
– Na whakaorangia taua ngakau ki ahau
Cause girl you know that you’re my destiny
– Nā te mea e mōhio ana koe ko koe tōku tūponotanga
Swear to the moon, the stars
– E oati ana ki te marama, ki nga whetu
The sons, and the daughters
– Ko nga tama, ko nga tamahine
Our love is deeper than the oceans of water
– He hohonu ake to tatou aroha i nga moana o te wai
Save that heart for me
– Whakaorangia taua ngakau mōku
And girl I’ll give you everything you need
– Me te kotiro ka hoatu e ahau ki a koe nga mea katoa e hiahia ana koe
Here’s to our past lives
– Tenei te ki to tatou oraraa mua
Our mothers and fathers
– Ko ō tātou mātua me ō tātou mātua
Our love is deeper than the oceans of water
– He hohonu ake to tatou aroha i nga moana o te wai
Hey I need you now
– E hiahia ana ahau ki a koe inaianei
I’ve waited oh so long yeah
– Kua roa au e tatari ana ae
Baby love, I need you now
– Aroha Baby, e hiahia ana ahau ki a koe inaianei
I’ve waited oh so long
– Kua roa ahau e tatari ana
Hey I need you now
– E hiahia ana ahau ki a koe inaianei
I’ve waited oh so long yeah
– Kua roa au e tatari ana ae
Baby love, I need you now
– Aroha Baby, e hiahia ana ahau ki a koe inaianei
I’ve waited oh so long
– Kua roa ahau e tatari ana
So save that heart for me
– Na whakaorangia taua ngakau ki ahau
Cause girl you know that you’re my destiny
– Nā te mea e mōhio ana koe ko koe tōku tūponotanga
Swear to the moon, the stars
– E oati ana ki te marama, ki nga whetu
The sons, and the daughters
– Ko nga tama, ko nga tamahine
Our love is deeper than the oceans of water
– He hohonu ake to tatou aroha i nga moana o te wai
Save that heart for me
– Whakaorangia taua ngakau mōku
And girl I’ll give you everything you need
– Me te kotiro ka hoatu e ahau ki a koe nga mea katoa e hiahia ana koe
Here’s to our past lives
– Tenei te ki to tatou oraraa mua
Our mothers and fathers
– Ko ō tātou mātua me ō tātou mātua
Our love is deeper than the oceans of water
– He hohonu ake to tatou aroha i nga moana o te wai
Hey I need you now
– E hiahia ana ahau ki a koe inaianei
I’ve waited oh so long
– Kua roa ahau e tatari ana
