Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
The muses on the mountain
– Ko nga muses i runga i te maunga
By the stream, they descend with the night, yeah
– I te taha o te awa, ka heke ratou i te po, ae
Marsyas in the garden
– Ko Marsyas i te kari
By the tree where they skinned him alive, yeah
– I te taha o te rakau i haehae ai ratou i a ia e ora ana, ae
Don’t waste away, why you lookin’ back?
– Kaua e ngaro, he aha koe i titiro ai ki muri?
Don’t try me now, can’t break through that
– Kaua e tamata i ahau inaianei, e kore e taea e pakaru i roto i taua
Fallen with the sun, but it’s not enough
– Kua hinga ki te ra, engari kaore e ranea
Not enough, not enough
– Kāore e ranea, kāore e ranea
Was seven strong, now I’m dead and gone
– E whitu ngā kaha, ināianei kua mate ahau, kua ngaro
Cut off my wings by the break of dawn
– Tapahia aku parirau i te ata
I sang the song, now it’s said and done
– I waiata ahau i te waiata, now it’s said and done
Keep a lyre and a bow like I’m Apollon
– Kia mau ki te lyre me te kopere rite Ahau Apollon
Was seven strong, now I’m dead and gone
– E whitu ngā kaha, ināianei kua mate ahau, kua ngaro
The twilight crests as I’m pushing on
– Ko ngā tohu o te pōuri i a au e akiaki ana
I sang the song, now it’s said and done
– I waiata ahau i te waiata, now it’s said and done
Keep a lyre and a bow like I’m Apollon
– Kia mau ki te lyre me te kopere rite Ahau Apollon
I feel alone when I speak to you
– Ka noho mokemoke ahau ina kōrero ahau ki a koe
Moirai cut the line from my old noose
– I tapahia e Moirai te aho i taku aho tawhito
Does it feel right how we live to you?
– Eel te reira tika pehea ora tatou ki a koutou?
I’ve been reaching out, but you never knew
– Kua tae atu ahau, engari kaore koe i mohio
Stroke of fate, the circumstance is plain now
– He mea noa iho te āhua o te tūponotanga, ināianei
My mistake, just trying not to break down
– Ko taku hapa, e ngana ana kia kaua e pakaru
You’re the same, the leaves are falling year-round
– Ko koe te taua, kei te hinga nga rau tau-a tawhio noa
The green ray told by the sundown
– Ko te hihi kakariki i korerotia e te rā
Was seven strong, now I’m dead and gone
– E whitu ngā kaha, ināianei kua mate ahau, kua ngaro
Cut off my wings by the break of dawn
– Tapahia aku parirau i te ata
I sang the song, now it’s said and done
– I waiata ahau i te waiata, now it’s said and done
Keep a lyre and a bow like I’m Apollon
– Kia mau ki te lyre me te kopere rite Ahau Apollon
Was seven strong, now I’m dead and gone
– E whitu ngā kaha, ināianei kua mate ahau, kua ngaro
The twilight crests as I’m pushing on
– Ko ngā tohu o te pōuri i a au e akiaki ana
Sang the song, now it’s said and done
– I waiata i te waiata, now it’s said and done
Got a lyre and a bow like I’m Apollon
– He lyre me te kopere rite Ahau Apollon
The time to build up is tearing me down
– Ko te wa ki te hanga ake ko te haehae i ahau ki raro
The time to gather got me casting you out
– Ko te wā ki te huihui ka tukuna koe e ahau ki waho
The time to rain, time to sow
– Te wa ki te ua, te wa ki te rui
Let me go
– Tukua ahau kia haere
Yeah, yeah, nah
– Ae, ae, ae
Nah, nah, nah
– Ko Nah, ko nah, ko nah
Yeah, yeah, nah
– Ae, ae, ae
Yeah, yeah
– Ae, ae
Oscar
– Ko te Oscar
