Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Well, it seems so real, I can see it
– Well, te mea na tūturu, ka taea e kite ahau i te reira
And it seems so real, I can feel it
– A, te āhua nei he tino tūturu, ka taea e au te fe
And it seems so real, I can taste it
– A, te āhua nei he tino tūturu, ka taea e au te whakamātau
And it seems so real, I can hear it
– A, te āhua nei he tino tūturu, ka taea e au te whakarongo
So why, can’t I touch it?
– Na he aha, e kore e taea e ahau te pa ki reira?
So why, can’t I touch it?
– Na he aha, e kore e taea e ahau te pa ki reira?
But then it looks so real, I can see it
– Engari ka tino pono, ka taea e au te kite
And it feels so real, I can feel it
– A he tino tūturu, ka taea e au teel
And it tastes so real, I can taste it
– A he tino reka, ka taea e au te reka
And it sounds so real, I can hear it
– A he tino pono te tangi, ka taea e au te whakarongo
So why, can’t I touch it?
– Na he aha, e kore e taea e ahau te pa ki reira?
So why, can’t I touch it?
– Na he aha, e kore e taea e ahau te pa ki reira?
Then it looks so real, I can feel it
– Na ka titiro te reira na tūturu, ka taea e ahau fe i te reira
And it feels so real, I can taste it
– A he tino tūturu, ka taea e au te whakamātau
And it tastes so real, I can hear it
– A he tino reka, ka taea e au te whakarongo
And it sounds so real, I can see it
– A he tino pono, ka taea e au te kite
So why, can’t I touch it?
– Na he aha, e kore e taea e ahau te pa ki reira?
So why, can’t I touch it?
– Na he aha, e kore e taea e ahau te pa ki reira?
Now it is so real, I can see it
– Na he tino pono, ka taea e au te kite
And it is so real, I can feel it
– A he tino tūturu, ka taea e au te fe
And it is so real, I can hear it
– A he tino tūturu, ka taea e au te whakarongo
And it is so real, I can be it
– A he tino tūturu, ka taea e au
So why, can’t I touch it?
– Na he aha, e kore e taea e ahau te pa ki reira?
So why, can’t I touch it?
– Na he aha, e kore e taea e ahau te pa ki reira?
