Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Oh, i cannot explain
– Aue, e kore e taea e ahau te whakamārama
Every time it’s the same
– I nga wa katoa he rite tonu
More i feel that it’s real
– More fe ahau e te reira tūturu
Take my heart
– Tangohia toku ngakau
I’ve been lonely to long
– Kua roa ahau e noho mokemoke ana
Oh, i can’t be so strong
– Aue, e kore e taea e ahau kia kaha
Take the chance for romance, take my heart
– Tangohia te whai wāhitanga mō te aroha, tangohia toku ngakau
I need you so…
– E hiahia ana ahau ki a koe…
There’s no time
– Kāore he wā
I’ll ever go…
– Ka haere tonu ahau…
Cheri, cheri lady
– Ko Cheri, te wahine o cheri
Going through emotion
– Haere i roto i te kare
Love is where you find it
– Ko te aroha te wāhi e kitea ai e koe
Listen to your heart
– Whakarongo ki tō ngākau
Cheri, cheri lady
– Ko Cheri, te wahine o cheri
Living in devotion
– Te noho i roto i te whakapono
It’s always like the first time
– He rite tonu ki te wa tuatahi
Let me take a part
– Tukua ahau kia whai wāhi
Cheri, cheri lady
– Ko Cheri, te wahine o cheri
Like there’s no tomorrow
– Ka rite ki kahore he apopo
Take my heart – don’t lose it
– Tangohia taku ngakau – kaua e ngaro
Listen to your heart
– Whakarongo ki tō ngākau
Cheri, cheri lady
– Ko Cheri, te wahine o cheri
To know you is to love you
– Ko te mohio ki a koe ko te aroha ki a koe
If you call me baby i’ll be always yours
– Ki te karanga koe ki ahau baby ka waiho tonu ahau tou
I get up – i get down
– Ka whakatika ahau-ka heke ahau
All my world turns around
– Ka huri katoa taku ao
Who is right? who is wrong?
– Ko wai te mea tika? ko wai te mea he?
I don’t know
– Kāore au i te mōhio
I’ve got pain in my heart
– He mamae kei roto i toku ngakau
Got some love in my soul
– He aroha i roto i toku wairua
Easy come, but i think easy go
– Easy haere mai, engari whakaaro ahau easy haere
I need you so…
– E hiahia ana ahau ki a koe…
Although times
– Ahakoa ngā wā
I move so slow…
– He tino puhoi taku nekehanga…
Cheri, cheri lady
– Ko Cheri, te wahine o cheri
Going through emotion
– Haere i roto i te kare
Love is where you find it
– Ko te aroha te wāhi e kitea ai e koe
Listen to your heart
– Whakarongo ki tō ngākau
Cheri, cheri lady
– Ko Cheri, te wahine o cheri
Living in devotion
– Te noho i roto i te whakapono
Its always like the first time
– He rite tonu ki te wā tuatahi
Let me take a part
– Tukua ahau kia whai wāhi
Cheri, cheri lady
– Ko Cheri, te wahine o cheri
Like there’s no tomorrow
– Ka rite ki kahore he apopo
Take my heart don’t lose it
– Tangohia taku ngakau kaua e ngaro
Listen to your heart
– Whakarongo ki tō ngākau
Cheri, cheri lady
– Ko Cheri, te wahine o cheri
To know you is to love you
– Ko te mohio ki a koe ko te aroha ki a koe
If you call me baby i’ll be always yours
– Ki te karanga koe ki ahau baby ka waiho tonu ahau tou
Cheri, cheri lady
– Ko Cheri, te wahine o cheri
Like there’s no tomorrow
– Ka rite ki kahore he apopo
Take my heart don’t lose it
– Tangohia taku ngakau kaua e ngaro
Listen to your heart
– Whakarongo ki tō ngākau
Cheri, cheri lady
– Ko Cheri, te wahine o cheri
To know you is to love you
– Ko te mohio ki a koe ko te aroha ki a koe
If you call me baby i’ll be always yours
– Ki te karanga koe ki ahau baby ka waiho tonu ahau tou
Cheri, cheri lady
– Ko Cheri, te wahine o cheri
Like there’s no tomorrow
– Ka rite ki kahore he apopo
Take my heart don’t lose it
– Tangohia taku ngakau kaua e ngaro
Listen to your heart
– Whakarongo ki tō ngākau
Cheri, cheri lady
– Ko Cheri, te wahine o cheri
To know you is to love you
– Ko te mohio ki a koe ko te aroha ki a koe
If you call me baby i’ll be always yours
– Ki te karanga koe ki ahau baby ka waiho tonu ahau tou
