Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
After the war, I went back to New York
– I muri i te pakanga, ka hoki ahau ki New York
A-After the war, I went back to New York
– A-I muri i te pakanga, ka hoki ahau ki New York
I finished up my studies and I practiced law
– I whakaoti ahau i aku akoranga a i mahi ahau i te ture
I practiced law, Burr worked next door
– I mahi ahau i te ture, I mahi a Burr i te taha o te tatau
Even though we started at the very same time
– Ahakoa i tīmata mātou i te wā kotahi tonu
Alexander Hamilton began to climb
– I tīmata a Alexander Hamilton ki te piki
How to account for his rise to the top?
– Me pēhea te ki te whakatika ki runga?
Man, the man is
– Ko te tangata, ko te tangata
Non-stop
– Kāore e mutu
Gentlemen of the jury, I’m curious, bear with me
– E nga rangatira o te kaunihera, e hiahia ana ahau, kia mau ki ahau
Are you aware that we’re making history?
– E mōhio ana koe kei te hanga hītori tātou?
This is the first murder trial of our brand-new nation
– Ko te whakawakanga kohuru tuatahi tēnei o tō tātou iwi hou
The liberty behind deliberation
– Te herekore i muri i te whakaaroaro
Non-stop
– Kāore e mutu
I intend to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te whakamatau i tua atu i te atarangi o te ruarua
With my assistant counsel—
– Ki taku kaitohutohu kaiawhina—
Co-counsel
– Kaitohutohu tahi
Hamilton, sit down
– Hamilton, noho ki raro
Our client Levi Weeks is innocent
– To Tatou Kiritaki Levi Wiki he harakore
Call your first witness
– Karangatia to kaiwhakaatu tuatahi
That’s all you had to say
– Ko te mea anake i mea ai koe
Okay
– He pai
One more thing—
– Kotahi atu mea—
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– He aha koe i whakaaro ai ko koe te tino mohio i roto i te ruma?
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– He aha koe i whakaaro ai ko koe te tino mohio i roto i te ruma?
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– He aha koe i whakaaro ai ko koe te tino mohio i roto i te ruma?
Soon that attitude may be your doom
– I muri tata iho ko taua whakaaro pea ko to koutou mate
Aww
– Ko te Aww
Why do you write like you’re running out of time?
– He aha koe i tuhituhi ai me te mea kua pau te wā?
Write day and night like you’re running out of time?
– Tuhia te ao me te po me te mea kei te pau koe i te waa?
Every day you fight like you’re running out of time
– I nga ra katoa e whawhai ana koe me te mea kei te pau koe i te waa
Keep on fighting, in the meantime—
– Kia mau ki te whawhai, i roto i te wā—
Non-stop
– Kāore e mutu
Corruption’s such an old song that we can sing along in harmony
– He waiata tawhito a Corruption e taea ai e tātou te waiata tahi i runga i te rangimarie
And nowhere is it stronger than in Albany
– A kaore he wahi e kaha ake ana i Albany
This colony’s economy’s increasingly stalling
– Kei te nui haere te heke o te ohanga o tēnei koroni
And honestly, that’s why public service seems to be calling me
– A, ko te mea pono, koia te take i karanga mai ai te mahi tūmatanui ki ahau
He’s just non-stop
– He kore noa iho ia
I practiced the law, I practically perfected it
– I mahi ahau i te ture, i tino pai ahau
I’ve seen injustice in the world and I’ve corrected it
– Kua kite ahau i te hē i te ao, ā, kua whakatikaina e au
Now for a strong central democracy
– Na mo te manapori pokapū kaha
If not, then I’ll be Socrates
– Ki te kore, ka Waiho ahau Hei Socrates
Throwing verbal rocks at these mediocrities
– Te maka i ngā toka ā-waha ki ēnei mea noa iho
Aww
– Ko te Aww
Hamilton, at the Constitutional Convention:
– Hamilton, i te Huihuinga Ture:
I was chosen for the Constitutional Convention
– I kōwhiria ahau mō te Hui Ture
There as a New York junior delegate:
– I reira hei mema rangatahi O New York:
Now what I’m gonna say may sound indelicate
– Na ko te mea ka mea ahau kia tangi indelicate
Aww
– Ko te Aww
Goes and proposes his own form of government (What?)
– Ka haere, ka tono i tana ake momo kāwanatanga (He Aha?)
His own plan for a new form of government (What?)
– Ko tana ake mahere mō tētahi momo kāwanatanga hou (He Aha?)
Talks for six hours, the convention is listless
– E ono haora te roa o te kōrero, e kore e whai hua te hui
Bright young man
– He taitama marama
Yo, who the F is this?
– Yo, ko wai Te F ko tenei?
Why do you always say what you believe?
– He aha koe i mea ai i nga mea katoa e whakapono ana koe?
Why do you always say what you believe?
– He aha koe i mea ai i nga mea katoa e whakapono ana koe?
Every proclamation guarantees free ammunition for your enemies
– Ko nga panui katoa e whakamana ana i nga patu koreutu mo o hoariri
Aww
– Ko te Aww
Why do you write like it’s going out of style? (Going out of style, hey)
– He aha koe i tuhituhi ai me te mea kei te haere atu i te kāhua? (E haere ana i roto i te kāhua, hey)
Write day and night like it’s going out of style (Going out of style, hey)
– Tuhia te ao me te po me te mea e haere ana i roto i te kāhua (Haere i roto i te kāhua, hey)
Every day you fight like it’s going out of style
– I ia rā ka whawhai koe me te mea kei te haere atu i te kāhua
Do what you do
– Me aha koe
Alexander?
– Ko arehanera?
Aaron Burr, sir
– Ko Aaron Burr, e te rangatira
Well, it’s the middle of the night
– Well, ko te waenganui o te po
Can we confer, sir?
– Ka taea e tātou te kōrero, e te rangatira?
Is this a legal matter?
– He take ture tenei?
Yes, and it’s important to me
– Ae, a he mea nui ki ahau
What do you need?
– He aha e hiahia ana koe?
Burr, you’re a better lawyer than me
– Burr, he rōia pai ake koe i ahau
Okay?
– He pai?
I know I talk too much, I’m abrasive
– E mohio ana ahau he nui rawa taku korero, he tino kino ahau
You’re incredible in court
– He maere koe i te marae
You’re succinct, persuasive
– He poto koe, he whakaponotanga
My client needs a strong defense, you’re the solution
– E hiahia ana taku kiritaki ki te korero kaha, ko koe te otinga
Who’s your client?
– Ko wai tō kiritaki?
The new U.S. Constitution?
– Ko te Ture HOU o AMERIKA?
No
– Kāore
Hear me out
– Whakarongo mai ki ahau
No way
– Kāore he ara
A series of essays, anonymously published
– He raupapa tuhinga, i whakaputaina kore ingoa
Defending the document to the public
– Te tiaki i te tuhinga ki te iwi whānui
No one will read it
– Kāore he tangata e pānui
I disagree
– E kore ahau e whakaae
And if it fails?
– A ki te kore?
Burr, that’s why we need it
– Burr, ko te aha e hiahia ana tatou i te reira
The constitution’s a mess
– He raruraru te ture
So it needs amendments
– Na me whakatikatika
It’s full of contradictions
– Ki tonu i ngā taupatupatu
So is independence
– Ko te independence hoki
We have to start somewhere
– Me tīmata tātou ki tētahi wāhi
No, no way
– Kāore, kāore
You’re making a mistake
– Kei te hē koe
Good night
– He po pai
Hey
– Hei
What are you waiting for?
– He aha te mea e tatari ana koe?
What do you stall for?
– He aha te mea e whakaroa ana koe?
What?
– He aha?
We won the war, what was it all for?
– I wikitoria mātou i te pakanga, he aha te mea katoa?
Do you support this constitution?
– Kei te tautoko koe i tenei ture?
Of course
– O te akoranga
Then defend it
– Na ka tiakina
And what if you’re backing the wrong horse?
– A he aha te mea kei te tautoko koe i te hoiho he?
Burr, we studied and we fought and we killed
– Burr, i ako mātou, i whawhai, i whakamate mātou
For the notion of a nation we now get to build
– Mo te ariā o te iwi ka taea e tātou te hanga
For once in your life, take a stand with pride
– Kia kotahi i roto i to outou oraraa, tango i te tu ki te whakapehapeha
I don’t understand how you stand to the side
– Kaore au i te mohio me pehea e tu ai koe ki te taha
I’ll keep all my plans close to my chest
– Ka pupuri ahau i aku mahere katoa e tata ana ki toku uma
Wait for it, wait for it, wait
– Tatari mo taua mea, tatari mo taua mea, tatari
I’ll wait here and see which way the wind will blow
– Ka tatari ahau ki konei, ka kite i te huarahi e pupuhi ai te hau
I’m taking my time watching the afterbirth of a nation
– E whai wā ana ahau ki te mātakitaki i te whanautanga o tētahi iwi
Watching the tension grow
– Te mātakitaki i te tipu o te taumahatanga
I am sailing off to London
– E rere ana ahau Ki Rānana
I’m accompanied by someone who always pays
– Kei te haere tahi ahau me tetahi e utu tonu ana
I have found a wealthy husband
– Kua kitea e ahau he tane whai rawa
Who will keep me in comfort for all my days
– Ko wai e whakamarie i ahau i oku ra katoa
He is not a lot of fun, but there’s no one
– Ehara ia i te tino ngahau, engari kaore he tangata
Who can match you for turn of phrase
– Ko wai e taea te whakarite ia koe mo te tahuri o te parau
My Alexander
– Ko Taku Alexander
Angelica
– Ko te Angelica
Don’t forget to write
– Kaua e wareware ki te tuhituhi
Look at where you are
– Titiro ki te wahi kei a koe
Look at where you started
– Titiro ki te wāhi i tīmata ai koe
The fact that you’re alive is a miracle
– Ko te mea kei te ora koe he merekara
Just stay alive, that would be enough
– Just noho ora, e kia nui
And if your wife could share a fraction of your time
– A ki te taea e tou wahine faaite i te hautanga o to koutou wa
If I could grant you peace of mind
– Ki te taea e ahau te hoatu ki a koe te rangimarie o te hinengaro
Would that be enough?
– E kia nui?
Alexander joins forces with James Madison and John Jay to write a series of essays defending the new United States Constitution, entitled The Federalist Papers
– Ka hono atu a Alexander ki A James Madison me John Jay ki te tuhi i nga tuhinga e tiaki ana i te Ture Hou o te United states, E kiia Ana ko The Federalist Papers
The plan was to write a total of twenty-five essays, the work divided evenly among the three men
– Ko te mahere kia tuhia e rua tekau ma rima nga tuhinga, ka tohatohahia te mahi ki waenga i nga tangata tokotoru
In the end, they wrote eighty-five essays in the span of six months
– I te mutunga, e waru tekau ma rima nga tuhinga i tuhia e ratou i roto i te ono marama
John Jay got sick after writing five
– I mate a John Jay i muri i tana tuhituhi i te rima
James Madison wrote twenty-nine
– I tuhia e James Madison e rua tekau ma iwa
Hamilton wrote the other fifty-one
– I tuhia e Hamilton te rima tekau mā tahi atu
How do you write like you’re running out of time?
– Me pēhea te tuhituhi me te mea kei te pau koe i te wā?
Write day and night like you’re running out of time?
– Tuhia te ao me te po me te mea kei te pau koe i te waa?
Every day you fight like you’re running out of time
– I nga ra katoa e whawhai ana koe me te mea kei te pau koe i te waa
Like you’re running out of time
– Ka rite ki te rere koe i roto i te wa
Are you running out of time?
– Kei te ngaro koe i te waa?
Aww
– Ko te Aww
How do you write like tomorrow won’t arrive?
– Me pehea e tuhi ai koe kia rite ki apopo kaore e tae mai?
How do you write like you need it to survive?
– Me pēhea te tuhituhi me te mea e hiahia ana koe kia ora?
How do you write every second you’re alive?
– Me pēhea te tuhituhi i ia hēkona e ora ana koe?
Every second you’re alive? Every second you’re alive?
– Kei te ora koe i nga wa katoa? Kei te ora koe i nga wa katoa?
They are asking me to lead
– Kei te tono ratou ki ahau kia arahi
I’m doin’ the best I can
– Kei te mahi ahau i te mea pai ka taea e au
To get the people that I need
– Ki te tiki i te iwi e hiahia ana ahau
I’m askin’ you to be my right hand man
– E ui ana ahau ki a koe kia waiho koe hei ringa matau
Treasury or State?
– Te pūtea, Te Kāwanatanga rānei?
I know it’s a lot to ask
– E mohio ana ahau he maha nga mea hei ui atu
Treasury or State?
– Te pūtea, Te Kāwanatanga rānei?
To leave behind the world you know
– Ki te waiho i muri i te ao e mohio ana koe
Sir, do you want me to run the Treasury or State department?
– E te rangatira, e hiahia ana koe kia whakahaerehia e au te Tari Taonga, te tari Kawanatanga rānei?
Treasury
– Te pūtea
Let’s go
– Haere mai rā
Alexander
– Ko arehanera
I have to leave
– Me haere ahau
Alexander
– Ko arehanera
Look around, look around at how lucky we are to be alive right now
– Titiro a tawhio noa, titiro a tawhio noa i te waimarie e tatou ki te kia ora tika inaianei
Helpless
– He kore āwhina
They are asking me to lead
– Kei te tono ratou ki ahau kia arahi
Look around, isn’t this enough?
– Titiro a tawhio noa, e kore e tenei nui?
He will never be satisfied (What would be enough)
– Kaore ia e makona (He aha te mea e nui ana)
He will never be satisfied (To be satisfied?)
– E kore ia e makona (Ki te makona?)
Satisfied, satisfied
– Makona, makona
History has its eyes on you
– Ko te hītori e titiro ana ki a koe
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– He aha koe i whakaaro ai ko koe te tino mohio i roto i te ruma?
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– He aha koe i whakaaro ai ko koe te tino mohio i roto i te ruma?
Look around, look around
– Titiro a tawhio noa, titiro a tawhio noa
*Non-stop*
– *Kāore e mutu*
Why do you assume you’re the smartest in the room?
– He aha koe i whakaaro ai ko koe te tino mohio i roto i te ruma?
He will never be satisfied, satisfied, satisfied
– E kore ia e makona, e makona, e makona
Isn’t this enough? What would be enough?
– Ehara ianei tenei i te nui? He aha te nui?
*Non-stop*
– *Kāore e mutu*
Soon that attitude’s gonna be your doom
– Kāore e roa ka waiho taua āhuatanga hei whakamataku mōu
History has its eyes on you
– Ko te hītori e titiro ana ki a koe
Non-stop
– Kāore e mutu
Why do you write like you’re running out of time?
– He aha koe i tuhituhi ai me te mea kua pau te wā?
Non-stop
– Kāore e mutu
Why do you fight like
– He aha koe i whawhai ai
History has its eyes on you
– Ko te hītori e titiro ana ki a koe
I am not throwin’ away my shot (Just you wait)
– E kore ahau e maka atu i taku kopere (just you wait)
I am not throwing away my shot (Just you wait)
– E kore ahau e maka atu toku pere (tika tatari koe)
I am Alexander Hamilton, Hamilton
– Ko Alexander Hamilton Ahau, Ko Hamilton
Just you wait
– Just tatari koe
I am not throwing away my shot!
– Kāore au e maka atu i taku wero!
