Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
When we were young
– I a mātau e tamariki ana
It seemed that life was so wonderful
– I te āhua nei he tino mīharo te ora
A colorful miracle
– He merekara tae
Remember how everything was so beautiful?
– Kia mahara he pehea te ataahua o nga mea katoa?
I miss the old days when the skies were blue
– E mihi ana ahau ki ngā rā o mua i te wā i puru ai te rangi
I miss the long nights stayin’ up with you
– Kei te mihi ahau ki a koe mo nga po roa
I miss the summer ’cause we were in it together
– E mihi ana ahau ki te raumati nā te mea i noho tahi mātou
I miss my hometown, don’t you miss it too?
– E mihi ana ahau ki toku kainga, e kore koe e mihi ki a ia?
Drivin’ to nowhere, nothing else to do
– Te rere ki te kore, kaore he mea ke atu hei mahi
I miss the old days, I wish they lasted forever
– E mihi ana ahau ki ngā rā o mua, e hiahia ana ahau kia mau tonu rātau mō ake tonu atu
When we were young
– I a mātau e tamariki ana
It seemed that life was so wonderful
– I te āhua nei he tino mīharo te ora
A colorful miracle
– He merekara tae
Remember how everything was so beautiful?
– Kia mahara he pehea te ataahua o nga mea katoa?
Whoa, when we were young
– Whoa, i a mātau e tamariki ana
It seemed that life was so simple then
– I te āhua nei he tino māmā te ora i taua wā
So innocent, infinite
– He tino harakore, he mutunga kore
Look at us now, it’s so different, isn’t it?
– Titiro mai ki a mātou ināianei, he tino rerekē, ehara?
I miss the ocean, the hair across your face
– E mihi ana ahau ki te moana, ki te makawe i tōu mata
The little moments before we moved away
– Ko ngā wā iti i mua i tō mātou neke atu
And lookin’ back now, we should’ve stayed there forever
– A, i te titiro whakamuri, me noho tonu tātou ki reira mō ake tonu atu
And now we’re over the moon, and we’re under the stars
– Na, kei runga tatou i te marama, kei raro hoki i nga whetu
Know where we’ve been and we know who we are
– Kia mōhio ki te wāhi i noho ai tātou, kia mōhio ai tātou ko wai tātou
And even as time goes by, I’ll always remember
– A, ahakoa ka haere te wā, ka mahara tonu ahau
When we were young
– I a mātau e tamariki ana
It seemed that life was so wonderful
– I te āhua nei he tino mīharo te ora
A colorful miracle
– He merekara tae
Remember how everything was so beautiful?
– Kia mahara he pehea te ataahua o nga mea katoa?
Whoa, when we were young
– Whoa, i a mātau e tamariki ana
It seemed that life was so simple then
– I te āhua nei he tino māmā te ora i taua wā
So innocent, infinite
– He tino harakore, he mutunga kore
Look at us now, it’s so different, isn’t it?
– Titiro mai ki a mātou ināianei, he tino rerekē, ehara?
