Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Lyrics from Live Performance
– Ngā kupu o Te Whakaaturanga Ora
To the men that love women after heartbreak
– Ki nga tangata e aroha ana ki nga wahine i muri i te ngakau pouri
To the hellos that come after goodbyes
– Ki te hellos e haere mai i muri i te poroporoaki
To the rain that was falling but watered the gardens
– Ki te ua e hinga ana engari i whakainu i nga kari
And the ones that bring the flowers back to life
– Me te hunga e whakahoki mai ana i nga puawai ki te ora
To the men that love women after heartbreak
– Ki nga tangata e aroha ana ki nga wahine i muri i te ngakau pouri
To the tears they catch but didn’t make them fall
– Ki nga roimata ka hopu ratou engari kaore i hinga
To the strong and sturdy shoulders helping her get older
– Ki ngā pokohiwi kaha pakari hoki hei āwhina i a ia kia pakeke ake
And the ones that get forever after all
– Me te hunga e whiwhi tonu ana i muri i te katoa
It ain’t fair and it’s hard to understand
– Kāore i te tika ā he uaua ki te mārama
It ain’t easy but you do it because you can
– Ehara i te mea ngawari engari ka mahia e koe na te mea ka taea e koe
You don’t see my heart as secondhand
– E kore koe e kite i toku ngakau rite te ringa tuarua
And baby, that’s why it takes a man
– A, e te tamaiti, koia te take i riro ai i te tangata
To love women after heartbreak
– Ki te aroha wahine i muri i heartbreak
To the architect that’s broke down the house
– Ki te kaihoahoa kua pakaru te whare
The carpenter and painter
– Ko te kaituku me te kaituku
The all night renovator who’s building her up from the ground
– Ko te kaiwhakatikatika o te po katoa e hanga ana i a ia mai i te whenua
It ain’t fair and it’s hard to understand
– Kāore i te tika ā he uaua ki te mārama
It ain’t easy but you do it because you can
– Ehara i te mea ngawari engari ka mahia e koe na te mea ka taea e koe
You don’t see my heart as secondhand
– E kore koe e kite i toku ngakau rite te ringa tuarua
And baby, that’s why it takes a man
– A, e te tamaiti, koia te take i riro ai i te tangata
To the man that loved this woman after heartbreak
– Ki te tangata e aroha ana ki tenei wahine i muri i te ngakau pouri
Thank you for all you didn’t have to do
– Mauruuru mo nga mea katoa kaore koe i mahi
When I met you, I was jaded, sad and complicated
– I taku tutaki ki a koe, i pouri ahau, i pouri, i uaua hoki
You’ll never know how much I needed you
– Kaore koe e mohio ki te nui o taku hiahia ki a koe
No, you’ll never know how much I needed you
– Kaore, kaore koe e mohio ki te nui o taku hiahia ki a koe
