Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
– He rite tonu te Ahua Ki Te Kirihimete
Everywhere you go
– I nga wahi katoa e haere ana koe
Take a look at the five and ten
– Tirohia te rima me te tekau
It’s glistening once again
– Ka whiti anō
With candy canes and silver lanes aglow
– Me nga kakau reka me nga ara hiriwa aglow
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
– He rite tonu te Ahua Ki Te Kirihimete
Toys in every store
– Ngā taonga tākaro i ia toa
But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be
– Engari ko te tirohanga tino ataahua ki te kite ko te holly e ka
On your own front door
– I runga i tou ake tatau mua
A pair of hop-a-long boots and a pistol that shoots
– He hu hop-a-roa me te patu e pupuhi ana
Is the wish of Barney and Ben
– Ko Te hiahia o Barney rāua ko Ben
Dolls that will talk and will go for a walk
– Ko ngā pepeha e kōrero ana, e haere ana hoki ki te haereere
Is the hope of Janice and Jen
– Ko Te tūmanako O Janice rāua ko Jen
And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again
– A E kore e taea e Mama me Papa tatari mo te kura ki te tīmata ano
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
– He rite tonu te Ahua Ki Te Kirihimete
Everywhere you go
– I nga wahi katoa e haere ana koe
There’s a tree in the Grand Hotel
– He rākau kei Te Grand Hotel
One in the park as well
– Kotahi i roto i te park me
It’s the sturdy kind that doesn’t mind the snow
– Ko te ahua pakari kaore e aro ki te hukarere
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
– He rite tonu te Ahua Ki Te Kirihimete
Soon the bells will start
– Kāore e roa ka tīmata ngā karaka
And the thing that will make them ring
– A ko te mea ka meinga ratou kia tangi
Is the carol that you sing
– Ko te waiata e waiata ana koe
Right within your heart
– Tika i roto i tou ngakau
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
– He rite tonu te Ahua Ki Te Kirihimete
Toys in every store
– Ngā taonga tākaro i ia toa
But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be
– Engari ko te tirohanga tino ataahua ki te kite ko te holly e ka
On your own front door
– I runga i tou ake tatau mua
Sure it’s Christmas once more
– He Kirihimete anō tēnei
