Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Alabama, Arkansas
– Alabama, Arkansas, Ngā Rūnanga O Te Ao
I do love my Ma and Pa
– Aroha ana ahau ki toku ma me Pa
Not the way that I do love you
– Ehara I te ara e aroha ana ahau ki a koe
Well, holy moly, me oh my
– Well, moly tapu, ahau e toku
You’re the apple of my eye
– Ko koe te aporo o toku kanohi
Girl, I’ve never loved one like you
– E te kotiro, kāore au i aroha ki tētahi pēnei i a koe
Man, oh, man you’re my best friend
– E te tangata, e te tangata ko koe taku hoa pai
I scream it to the nothingness
– Ka karanga ahau ki te kore
There ain’t nothing that I need
– Kāore he mea e hiahiatia ana e au
Well, hot and heavy, pumpkin pie
– Well, wera, me te taimaha, paukena pie
Chocolate candy, Jesus Christ
– Ko te tiakarete tiakarete, Ko Ihu Karaiti
There ain’t nothing please me more than you
– Kāore he mea, tēnā ahau, nui atu i a koe
Oh, home, let me come home
– E te kāinga, tukua ahau kia hoki mai ki te kāinga
Home is whenever I’m with you
– Ko te kāinga i nga wa katoa e noho ana ahau ki a koe
Oh, home, let me come home
– E te kāinga, tukua ahau kia hoki mai ki te kāinga
Home is whenever I’m with you
– Ko te kāinga i nga wa katoa e noho ana ahau ki a koe
La la la la
– Ko te la la la
Take me home
– Tangohia ahau ki te kāinga
Mama, I’m coming home
– Mama, kei te hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
I’ll follow you into the park
– Ka whai ahau i a koe ki te papa
Through the jungle, through the dark
– I roto i te ngahere, i roto i te pouri
Girl, I’ve never loved one like you
– E te kotiro, kāore au i aroha ki tētahi pēnei i a koe
Moats and boats, and waterfalls
– Ngā awa me ngā poti, me ngā waiariki
Alleyways, and payphone calls
– Ngā ara, me ngā waea pūkoro
I been everywhere with you (that’s true)
– I nga wahi katoa ki a koe (that’s true)
Laugh until we think we’ll die
– Kata tae noa ki te whakaaro ka mate tatou
Barefoot on a summer night
– He waewae kau i te po o te raumati
Never could be sweeter than with you
– Kaua rawa e reka ake i a koe
And in the streets you run a-free
– A i roto i nga huarahi rere koe i te-free
Like it’s only you and me
– Ko koe anake me au
Geez, you’re something to see
– Geez, he mea hei kite koe
Oh, home, let me come home
– E te kāinga, tukua ahau kia hoki mai ki te kāinga
Home is whenever I’m with you
– Ko te kāinga i nga wa katoa e noho ana ahau ki a koe
Oh, home, let me come home
– E te kāinga, tukua ahau kia hoki mai ki te kāinga
Home is whenever I’m with you
– Ko te kāinga i nga wa katoa e noho ana ahau ki a koe
La la la la
– Ko te la la la
Take me home
– Tangohia ahau ki te kāinga
Mama, I’m coming home
– Mama, kei te hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
Jade?
– He kōhatu?
Alexander?
– Ko arehanera?
Do you remember that day you fell outta my window?
– Kei te mahara koe i taua ra ka hinga koe i taku matapihi?
I sure do, you came jumping out after me
– E mohio ana ahau, i haere mai koe ki te peke atu i muri i ahau
Well, you fell on the concrete, nearly broke your ass
– Well, hinga koe i runga i te raima, tata whati tou kaihe
And you were bleeding all over the place
– A i toto koe puta noa i te wahi
And I rushed you out to the hospital, you remember that?
– Na ka rere atu koe ki te hōhipera, ka mahara koe ki tērā?
Yes, I do
– Ae, e mahi ana ahau
Well, there’s something I never told you about that night
– Well, i reira te tahi mea e kore ahau i korero ki a koutou e pā ana ki taua po
What didn’t you tell me?
– He aha te mea kaore koe i korero mai ki ahau?
While you were sitting in the back seat smoking a cigarette
– I a koe e noho ana i te nohoanga o muri e momi hikareti ana
You thought was gonna be your last, I was falling deep
– I whakaaro koe ko koe te mea whakamutunga, i hinga hohonu ahau
Deeply in love with you, and I never told you ’til just now!
– He tino aroha ki a koe, ā, kāore au i ki atu ki a koe ‘kia tae noa mai ki tēnei wā!
Oh, oh
– Aue, aue
Oh, home, let me come home
– E te kāinga, tukua ahau kia hoki mai ki te kāinga
Home is whenever I’m with you
– Ko te kāinga i nga wa katoa e noho ana ahau ki a koe
Oh, home, let me come home
– E te kāinga, tukua ahau kia hoki mai ki te kāinga
Home is when I’m alone with you
– Ko te kāinga ko te wā e noho mokemoke ana ahau ki a koe
Home, let me come home
– Kāinga, haere mai ki te kāinga
Home is wherever I’m with you
– Ko te kāinga kei hea ahau ki a koe
Oh, home, yes I am home
– Aue, te kāinga, ae ko ahau te kāinga
Home is when I’m alone with you
– Ko te kāinga ko te wā e noho mokemoke ana ahau ki a koe
Alabama, Arkansas
– Alabama, Arkansas, Ngā Rūnanga O Te Ao
I do love my Ma and Pa
– Aroha ana ahau ki toku ma me Pa
Moats and boats, and waterfalls
– Ngā awa me ngā poti, me ngā waiariki
Alleyways, and payphone calls
– Ngā ara, me ngā waea pūkoro
Home
– Kāinga
Home
– Kāinga
Home is when I’m alone with you
– Ko te kāinga ko te wā e noho mokemoke ana ahau ki a koe
Home
– Kāinga
Home
– Kāinga
Home is when I’m alone with you
– Ko te kāinga ko te wā e noho mokemoke ana ahau ki a koe
