Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm
– Mm-mm-mm-mm-mm
Here we are together
– Here we are together
I’ve loved you from afar
– I aroha ahau ki a koe mai i tawhiti
I’ve stayed up dreaming all night long
– Kua roa au e moemoea ana
One day, you would have my heart
– I tētahi rā, ka whai koe i tōku ngakau
One day, she would have your heart
– I tētahi rā, ka whai ngakau ia
Good morning, good morning
– He ata pai, he ata pai
Been up the whole night through
– I te pō katoa
Good morning, good morning to you
– Ata pai, ata pai ki a koe
Good morning, good morning
– He ata pai, he ata pai
It’s great to stay up late
– He pai ki te noho roa
Good morning, good morning to you
– Ata pai, ata pai ki a koe
When the inmates began to sleep
– I te wā i tīmata ai ngā herehere ki te moe
The stars were shining bright
– I whiti nga whetu
Now the warden’s on his way
– Na kei te haere mai te kaitiaki
It’s too late to say goodnight
– He mutunga rawa ki te mea goodnight
So good morning, good morning
– He ata pai, he ata pai
Your problem soon smiles through
– Tou raruraru hohoro ataata i roto i
Good morning, good morning to you
– Ata pai, ata pai ki a koe
Good morning, morning
– Ata pai, ata
Good morning, good morning
– He ata pai, he ata pai
Good morning, good morning
– He ata pai, he ata pai
Bang-bang, you’re black and blue
– Bang-bang, he pango, he kakariki koe
Good morning, good morning to you
– Ata pai, ata pai ki a koe
(Nothin’ could be grander than to be in Louisiana)
– (Kaore he mea nui atu i Te Noho ki Louisiana)
In the morning, in the morning
– I te ata, i te ata
You’re back behind the gate, good morning
– Kua hoki koe ki muri i te kuwaha, e te ata pai
Good morning to you
– He ata pai ki a koe
(It might be just a zippy if you was in Mississippi)
– (Ka taea pea he zippy noa mena kei Mississippi koe)
When we left the movie show, the future wasn’t bright
– I te wehenga atu o mātou i te whakaaturanga kiriata, kāore i mārama te heke mai
But came the dawn, the show goes on, and I don’t wanna say, “Good night”
– Engari i tae mai te ata, ka haere tonu te whakaaturanga, a kaore au e hiahia ki te kii, ” Good night”
So say, “Good morning, good morning”
– Na mea, ” ata Pai, ata pai”
Rainbows are shinin’ through
– E whiti ana ngā Rainbows
Good mornin’, good mornin’ to you
– E te ata pai, e te ata pai ki a koe
Oh, good mornin’, good mornin’ to you (To you)
– Aue, ata pai, ata pai ki a koe (Ki a koe)
