Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Now hush, little baby, don’t you cry
– Na, kia noho puku, e te tamaiti iti, kaua e tangi
Everything’s gonna be alright
– Ka pai nga mea katoa
Stiffen that upper lip up, little lady, I told ya
– Kia kaha te ngutu o runga, e te wahine iti, I korerotia e ahau ki a koe
Daddy’s here to hold ya through the night
– Kei konei a papa ki te pupuri i a koe i te po
I know mommy’s not here right now, and we don’t know why
– E mōhio ana ahau kāore a māmā i konei i tēnei wā, ā, kāore mātou i te mōhio he aha
We fear how we feel inside
– E wehi ana mātou i tō mātou āhua i roto
It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby
– He āhua haurangi, he pēpi ataahua
But I promise mama’s gon’ be alright
– Engari ka oati ahau ka pai a mama
Now hush, little baby, don’t you cry
– Na, kia noho puku, e te tamaiti iti, kaua e tangi
Everything’s gonna be alright
– Ka pai nga mea katoa
Stiffen that upper lip up, little lady, I told ya
– Kia kaha te ngutu o runga, e te wahine iti, I korerotia e ahau ki a koe
Daddy’s here to hold ya through the night
– Kei konei a papa ki te pupuri i a koe i te po
I know mommy’s not here right now, and we don’t know why
– E mōhio ana ahau kāore a māmā i konei i tēnei wā, ā, kāore mātou i te mōhio he aha
We fear how we feel inside
– E wehi ana mātou i tō mātou āhua i roto
It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby
– He āhua haurangi, he pēpi ataahua
But I promise mama’s gon’ be alright
– Engari ka oati ahau ka pai a mama
Now hush, little baby, don’t you cry
– Na, kia noho puku, e te tamaiti iti, kaua e tangi
Everything’s gonna be alright
– Ka pai nga mea katoa
Stiffen that upper lip up, little lady, I told ya
– Kia kaha te ngutu o runga, e te wahine iti, I korerotia e ahau ki a koe
Daddy’s here to hold ya through the night
– Kei konei a papa ki te pupuri i a koe i te po
I know mommy’s not here right now, and we don’t know why
– E mōhio ana ahau kāore a māmā i konei i tēnei wā, ā, kāore mātou i te mōhio he aha
We fear how we feel inside
– E wehi ana mātou i tō mātou āhua i roto
It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby
– He āhua haurangi, he pēpi ataahua
But I promise mama’s gon’ be alright
– Engari ka oati ahau ka pai a mama
