Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I wanna be touched
– E hiahia ana ahau kia pa atu
Be loved
– Kia aroha
I wanna heal
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te whakaora
Be hugged
– Kia awhi
It’s just the two of us
– Ko tātou tokorua anake
Or that’s what we swore
– Ko te mea rānei i oati ai mātou
And if I’ve lost my charm
– A ki te mea kua ngaro taku ataahua
Apologies due, no harm
– Nga mihi e tika ana, kaore he kino
‘Cause you’ve got ahold of my heart
– ‘No te mea kua mau koe ki toku ngakau
And I know it’s worn
– A e mohio ana ahau kua mau
So, won’t you please spare me indignity?
– Na, e kore koe e pai ki te whakaora i ahau i te whakahawea?
And won’t you please give me some decency?
– A e kore e hoatu e koe ki ahau etahi tikanga?
And won’t you please call it, if our time is through?
– A e kore e pai ki a koe te karanga i te reira, ki te he to tatou wa i roto i?
‘Cause I know that we fall apart, when nothing’s new
– ‘No te mea e mohio ana ahau e hinga tatou i roto i, ka kahore he mea hou
Nothing’s new
– Kāore he mea hou
I want to be close to you
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te kia tata ki a koe
But I don’t know what to do
– Engari kaore au e mohio ki te aha
‘Cause if we are near to through
– ‘Na te mea e tata ana tatou ki te haere
It may make it worse
– Ka kino ake pea
And if I start to grieve
– A ki te tīmata ahau ki te pouri
‘Cause it feels you’re ’bout to leave
– ‘No te mea e whakaaro ana koe ‘e pā ana ki te waiho
Forgive me, I’m not naïve
– Murua ahau, ehara ahau i te maamaa
I’ve been here before
– I konei ahau i mua
So, won’t you please spare me indignity?
– Na, e kore koe e pai ki te whakaora i ahau i te whakahawea?
And won’t you please give me some decency?
– A e kore e hoatu e koe ki ahau etahi tikanga?
And won’t you please call it, if our time is through?
– A e kore e pai ki a koe te karanga i te reira, ki te he to tatou wa i roto i?
‘Cause I know that we fall apart, when nothing’s new
– ‘No te mea e mohio ana ahau e hinga tatou i roto i, ka kahore he mea hou
Nothing’s new
– Kāore he mea hou
Nothing’s new, nothing’s new
– Kāore he mea hou, kāore he mea hou
Nothing’s new, nothing’s new
– Kāore he mea hou, kāore he mea hou
Nothing’s new, nothing’s new
– Kāore he mea hou, kāore he mea hou
Nothing’s new, nothing’s new
– Kāore he mea hou, kāore he mea hou
Nothing’s new
– Kāore he mea hou
Nothing’s new
– Kāore he mea hou
Nothing’s new, nothing’s new
– Kāore he mea hou, kāore he mea hou
Nothing’s new
– Kāore he mea hou
Please spare me indignity
– Tena koa whakaorangia ahau
And won’t you please give me some decency?
– A e kore e hoatu e koe ki ahau etahi tikanga?
And won’t you please call it if our time is through?
– A e kore e pai ki a koe te karanga i te reira ki te he to tatou wa i roto i?
‘Cause I know that we fall apart, when nothing’s new
– ‘No te mea e mohio ana ahau e hinga tatou i roto i, ka kahore he mea hou
Nothing’s new
– Kāore he mea hou
