Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
There’ll be no strings to bind your hands
– Kāore he aho hei here i ō ringaringa
Not if my love can’t bind your heart.
– Ehara i te mea kaore e taea e taku aroha te here i to ngakau.
And there’s no need to take a stand
– A kahore he take ki te tango i te tu
For it was I who chose to start.
– Ko ahau hoki I whiriwhiri ki te tīmata.
I see no need to take me home,
– Kāore au e hiahia ki te kawe i ahau ki te kāinga,
I’m old enough to face the dawn.
– He pakeke rawa ahau ki te aro atu ki te ata.
Just call me angel of the morning ANGEL
– Karanga mai ki ahau angel of the morning ANGEL
Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby.
– Just pa toku paparinga i mua i mahue koe i ahau, baby.
Just call me angel of the morning ANGEL
– Karanga mai ki ahau angel of the morning ANGEL
Then slowly turn away from me.
– Na ka tahuri atu i ahau.
Maybe the sun’s light will be dim
– Tērā pea ka pōuri te marama o te rā
And it won’t matter anyhow.
– A kaore he mea nui.
If morning’s echo says we ve sinned,
– Ki te mea te echo o te ata kua hara tatou,
Well, it was what I wanted now.
– Na, koina taku i hiahia ai inaianei.
And if we’re the victims of the night,
– A ki te mea ko tatou nga patunga o te po,
I won’t be blinded by light.
– E kore ahau e matapo i te marama.
Just call me angel of the morning ANGEL
– Karanga mai ki ahau angel of the morning ANGEL
Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby.
– Just pa toku paparinga i mua i mahue koe i ahau, baby.
Just call me angel of the morning ANGEL
– Karanga mai ki ahau angel of the morning ANGEL
Then slowly turn away,
– Na ka tahuri atu āta,
I won’t beg you to stay with me
– E kore ahau e inoi ki a koe kia noho ki ahau
Through the tears of the day,
– Na roto i nga roimata o te ra,
Of the years, baby baby baby.
– O nga tau,baby baby baby.
Just call me angel of the morning ANGEL
– Karanga mai ki ahau angel of the morning ANGEL
Just touch my cheek before you leave me, baby.
– Just pa toku paparinga i mua i mahue koe i ahau, baby.
