Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
How long till it feels
– Kia pehea te roa tae noa fe te reira
Like the wound’s finally starting to heal?
– Ka rite ki te mea kua tīmata te whara ki te whakaora?
How long till it feels
– Kia pehea te roa tae noa fe te reira
Like I’m more than a spoke in a wheel?
– Ka rite ki te mea he nui ake ahau i te korero i roto i te wira?
Most nights, I fear
– Ko te nuinga o nga po, e wehi ana ahau
That I’m not enough
– E kore ahau e nui
I’ve had my share of Monday mornings when I can’t get up
– Kua ahau toku wahi o te mane ata, ka kore e taea e ahau te tiki ake
But, when hope is lost
– Engari, ina ngaro te tumanako
And I come undone
– A kua ngaro ahau
I swear to God, I’ll survive
– E oati ana ahau ki Te Atua, ka ora ahau
If it kills me to
– Ki te whakamate i ahau ki te
I’m gonna get up and try
– Ka whakatika ahau, ka whakamatau
If it’s the last thing I do
– Mena ko te mea whakamutunga ka mahia e au
I’ve still got something to give
– Kei a au tonu tetahi mea hei hoatu
Though it hurts sometimes
– Ahakoa he mamae i ētahi wā
I’m gonna get up and live
– Ka whakatika ahau, ka ora
Until the day that I die
– Tae noa ki te rā ka mate ahau
I swear to God, I’ll survive
– E oati ana ahau ki Te Atua, ka ora ahau
How long till you know
– Kia pehea te roa kia mohio ra ano koe
That, in truth, you know nothing at all?
– Ko te mea pono, kaore koe e mohio ki tetahi mea?
How far will you go
– Kia pehea te tawhiti ka haere koe
To get back to the place you belong?
– Kia hoki ki te wāhi e tika ana ki a koe?
Most nights, I fear
– Ko te nuinga o nga po, e wehi ana ahau
That I’m not enough
– E kore ahau e nui
But I refuse to spend my best years rotting in the Sun
– Engari e kore ahau e pai ki te whakapau i aku tau pai ki te pirau i te Ra
So, when hope is lost
– Na, ka ngaro te tumanako
And I come undone
– A kua ngaro ahau
I swear to God, I’ll survive
– E oati ana ahau ki Te Atua, ka ora ahau
If it kills me to
– Ki te whakamate i ahau ki te
I’m gonna get up and try
– Ka whakatika ahau, ka whakamatau
If it’s the last thing I do
– Mena ko te mea whakamutunga ka mahia e au
I’ve still got something to give
– Kei a au tonu tetahi mea hei hoatu
Though it hurts sometimes
– Ahakoa he mamae i ētahi wā
I’m gonna get up and live
– Ka whakatika ahau, ka ora
Until the day that I die
– Tae noa ki te rā ka mate ahau
I swear to God, I’ll survive
– E oati ana ahau ki Te Atua, ka ora ahau
I swear to God, I’ll survive
– E oati ana ahau ki Te Atua, ka ora ahau
I swear to God, I’ll survive
– E oati ana ahau ki Te Atua, ka ora ahau
If it kills me to
– Ki te whakamate i ahau ki te
I’m gonna get up and try
– Ka whakatika ahau, ka whakamatau
If it’s the last thing I do
– Mena ko te mea whakamutunga ka mahia e au
I’ve still got something to give
– Kei a au tonu tetahi mea hei hoatu
Though it hurts sometimes
– Ahakoa he mamae i ētahi wā
I’m gonna get up and live
– Ka whakatika ahau, ka ora
Until the day that I die
– Tae noa ki te rā ka mate ahau
I swear to God, I’ll survive
– E oati ana ahau ki Te Atua, ka ora ahau
