Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Tell me that I’m special, tell me I look pretty
– Korero mai ki ahau he mea motuhake ahau, korero mai ki ahau he ataahua taku ahua
Tell me I’m a little angel, sweetheart of your city
– Korero mai ki ahau he anahera iti ahau, e te hoa aroha o tou pa
Say what I’m dying to hear
– Ka mea ahau he aha te mea e mate ana ahau ki te whakarongo
‘Cause I’m dying to hear you
– ‘No te mea kei te mate ahau ki te whakarongo ki a koe
Tell me I’m that new thing, tell me that I’m relevant
– Korero mai ki ahau he mea hou ahau, korero mai ki ahau he mea tika ahau
Tell me that I got a big heart, then back it up with evidence
– Korero mai ki ahau he ngakau nui taku, katahi ka hoki mai me nga taunakitanga
I need it and I don’t know why
– E hiahia ana ahau a e kore ahau e mohio he aha
This late at night
– Ko tēnei i te pō pō
Isn’t it lonely?
– Ehara i te mea mokemoke?
I’d do anything to make you want me
– Ka mahi ahau i tetahi mea kia hiahia ai koe ki ahau
I’d give it all up if you told me that I’d be
– Ka hoatu e ahau nga mea katoa ki te mea kua korerotia mai e koe ki ahau ka waiho ahau
The number one girl in your eyes
– Ko te kotiro tuatahi i roto i your kanohi
Your one and only
– Ko tōu kotahi anake
So what’s it gon’ take for you to want me?
– Na he aha te mea ka ‘ tangohia e koe kia hiahia koe ki ahau?
I’d give it all up if you told me that I’d be
– Ka hoatu e ahau nga mea katoa ki te mea kua korerotia mai e koe ki ahau ka waiho ahau
The number one girl in your eyes
– Ko te kotiro tuatahi i roto i your kanohi
Tell me I’m going real big places, down to earth, so friendly
– Korero mai ki ahau kei te haere au ki ngā wāhi nui, ki raro ki te whenua, he tino hoa
And even through all the phases, tell me you accept me
– Ahakoa ngā wāhanga katoa, korerotia mai ki ahau e whakaae ana koe ki ahau
Well, that’s all I’m dying to hear
– Na, ko te mea anake e mate ana ahau ki te whakarongo
Yeah, I’m dying to hear you
– Ae, kei te mate ahau ki te whakarongo ki a koe
Tell me that you need me, tell me that I’m loved
– Korero mai ki ahau e hiahia ana koe ki ahau, korero mai ki ahau e aroha ana ahau
Tell me that I’m worth it, and that I’m enough
– Korero mai ki ahau he pai ki ahau, a he nui ahau
I need it and I don’t know why
– E hiahia ana ahau a e kore ahau e mohio he aha
This late at night
– Ko tēnei i te pō pō
Isn’t it lonely?
– Ehara i te mea mokemoke?
I’d do anything to make you want me
– Ka mahi ahau i tetahi mea kia hiahia ai koe ki ahau
I’d give it all up if you told me that I’d be
– Ka hoatu e ahau nga mea katoa ki te mea kua korerotia mai e koe ki ahau ka waiho ahau
The number one girl in your eyes
– Ko te kotiro tuatahi i roto i your kanohi
Your one and only
– Ko tōu kotahi anake
So what’s it gon’ take for you to want me?
– Na he aha te mea ka ‘ tangohia e koe kia hiahia koe ki ahau?
I’d give it all up if you told me that I’d be
– Ka hoatu e ahau nga mea katoa ki te mea kua korerotia mai e koe ki ahau ka waiho ahau
The number one girl in your eyes
– Ko te kotiro tuatahi i roto i your kanohi
The girl in your eyes, the girl in your eyes
– Ko te kotiro i roto i your kanohi, ko te kotiro i roto i your kanohi
Tell me I’m the number one girl
– Korero mai ki ahau ko ahau te kotiro tuatahi
I’m the number one girl in your eyes
– Ko ahau te kotiro tuatahi i roto i o koutou kanohi
The girl in your eyes, the girl in your eyes
– Ko te kotiro i roto i your kanohi, ko te kotiro i roto i your kanohi
Tell me I’m the number one girl
– Korero mai ki ahau ko ahau te kotiro tuatahi
I’m the number one girl in your eyes
– Ko ahau te kotiro tuatahi i roto i o koutou kanohi
Well, isn’t it lonely?
– Well, ehara i te mea mokemoke?
I’d do anything to make you want me
– Ka mahi ahau i tetahi mea kia hiahia ai koe ki ahau
I’d give it all up if you told me that I’d be
– Ka hoatu e ahau nga mea katoa ki te mea kua korerotia mai e koe ki ahau ka waiho ahau
The number one girl in your eyes
– Ko te kotiro tuatahi i roto i your kanohi
Your one and only
– Ko tōu kotahi anake
So what’s it gon’ take for you to want me?
– Na he aha te mea ka ‘ tangohia e koe kia hiahia koe ki ahau?
I’d give it all up if you told me that I’d be
– Ka hoatu e ahau nga mea katoa ki te mea kua korerotia mai e koe ki ahau ka waiho ahau
The number one girl in your eyes
– Ko te kotiro tuatahi i roto i your kanohi
The number one girl in your eyes
– Ko te kotiro tuatahi i roto i your kanohi
