Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Gazing through the window at the world outside
– Titiro i roto i te matapihi i te ao i waho
Wondering will mother earth survive
– Ma te miharo ka ora te whaea whenua
Hoping that mankind will stop abusing her sometime
– I te tūmanako ka mutu te tukino a te tangata i a ia i tētahi wā
After all, there’s only just the two of us
– I muri i te katoa, i reira te anake te rua o tatou
And here we are still fighting for our lives
– A kei te whawhai tonu mātou mō ō mātou oranga
Watching all of history repeat itself time after time
– Ko te mātakitaki i te hītori katoa ka whakahoutia i ia wā i ia wā
I’m just a dreamer
– He moemoea noa ahau
I dream my life away
– E moemoea ana ahau ki toku ora
I’m just a dreamer
– He moemoea noa ahau
Who dreams of better days
– Ko wai e moemoea ana kia pai ake nga ra
I watch the sun go down like everyone of us
– Ka mātakitaki au i te rā e heke iho ana pērā i a tātou katoa
I’m hoping that the dawn will bring a sign
– Kei te tumanako ahau ka kawea mai e te ata he tohu
A better place for those who will come after us this time
– He wāhi pai ake mō te hunga ka whai mai i a tātou i tēnei wā
I’m just a dreamer
– He moemoea noa ahau
I dream my life away, oh yeah
– E moemoea ana ahau ki toku ora, ae
I’m just a dreamer
– He moemoea noa ahau
Who dreams of better days
– Ko wai e moemoea ana kia pai ake nga ra
Your higher power may be God or Jesus Christ
– Kia Tou mana teitei Te Atua Ranei Ihu Karaiti
It doesn’t really matter much to me
– Ehara i te mea nui ki ahau
Without each other’s help there ain’t no hope for us
– Ki te kore he awhina a tetahi ki tetahi kaore he tumanako mo tatou
I’m living in a dream of fantasy, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
– E noho ana ahau i roto i te moemoea o te whakaaro, aue, ae, ae, ae
If only we could all just find serenity
– Mehemea ka kitea e tātou katoa te rangimarie
It would be nice if we could live as one
– He mea pai mēnā ka taea e tātou te noho hei kotahi
When will all this anger, hate and bigotry be gone?
– Ka ngaro te riri, te mauahara me te whakahāwea?
I’m just a dreamer
– He moemoea noa ahau
I dream my life away, today
– E moemoea ana ahau ki toku ora, i tenei ra
I’m just a dreamer
– He moemoea noa ahau
Who dreams of better days, okay
– Ko wai e moemoea ana ki nga ra pai ake, pai
I’m just a dreamer
– He moemoea noa ahau
Who’s searching for the way, today
– Ko wai e rapu ana i te ara, i tenei ra
I’m just a dreamer
– He moemoea noa ahau
Dreaming my life away, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
– Te moemoea i toku ora, aue, ae, ae, ae
