Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
You were clever, knew when to deliver your lines
– I mohio koe, i mohio koe ki te tuku i o raina
And make it seem like you weren’t that bright
– A kia rite ki te mea ehara koe i te mea nui
You were better in every way by design
– He pai ake koe i nga huarahi katoa ma te hoahoa
You were too good for a man’s confine
– He pai rawa koe mo te here a te tangata
How come we never even dated
– Kia pehea te haere mai tatou kore noa rā
But I still find myself thinking of you daily?
– Engari kei te whakaaro tonu ahau ki a koe i ia ra?
Why do you always leave me achin’
– He aha koe i whakarere ai i ahau i nga wa katoa
When you were never mine for the takin’?
– A, no te kore koe i toku mo te takin’?
I can’t make you love me
– Kaore e taea e au te aroha ki ahau
No, I can’t make you love me
– Kāore, kāore e taea e au te aroha ki ahau
Babe, I can’t make you love me
– E te tamaiti, e kore e taea e ahau te aroha ki ahau
No, I can’t make you love me
– Kāore, kāore e taea e au te aroha ki ahau
I can’t make you love me
– Kaore e taea e au te aroha ki ahau
No, I can’t make you love me
– Kāore, kāore e taea e au te aroha ki ahau
Babe, I can’t make you love me
– E te tamaiti, e kore e taea e ahau te aroha ki ahau
No, I can’t make you love me
– Kāore, kāore e taea e au te aroha ki ahau
You are a pretty one, nice to romanticize
– He tino pai koe, he pai ki te whakaipoipo
But you don’t make yourself easy to like
– Engari kaore koe e ngawari ki te pai
You like to have your fun, you dance around the line
– E hiahia ana koe ki te whai i to koutou ngahau, kanikani koe a tawhio noa te raina
Of what is wrong and what is right
– He aha te mea he, he aha te mea tika
How come we never even dated
– Kia pehea te haere mai tatou kore noa rā
But I still find myself thinking of you daily?
– Engari kei te whakaaro tonu ahau ki a koe i ia ra?
Why do you always leave me achin’
– He aha koe i whakarere ai i ahau i nga wa katoa
When you were never mine for the takin’?
– A, no te kore koe i toku mo te takin’?
I can’t make you love me
– Kaore e taea e au te aroha ki ahau
No, I can’t make you love me
– Kāore, kāore e taea e au te aroha ki ahau
Babe, I can’t make you love me
– E te tamaiti, e kore e taea e ahau te aroha ki ahau
No, I can’t make you love me
– Kāore, kāore e taea e au te aroha ki ahau
I can’t make you love me
– Kaore e taea e au te aroha ki ahau
No, I can’t make you love me
– Kāore, kāore e taea e au te aroha ki ahau
Babe, I can’t make you love me
– E te tamaiti, e kore e taea e ahau te aroha ki ahau
No, I can’t make you love me
– Kāore, kāore e taea e au te aroha ki ahau
I wish nothing but the best for you
– Ko taku hiahia anake ko te mea pai rawa atu mo koe
But I hope who’s next sees the rest of you
– Engari ko te tumanako ko wai te mea e whai ake nei ka kite i te toenga o koe
How come we never even dated
– Kia pehea te haere mai tatou kore noa rā
But I still find myself thinking of you daily?
– Engari kei te whakaaro tonu ahau ki a koe i ia ra?
(Still find myself thinking of you)
– (Kei te whakaaro tonu ahau ki a koe)
Why do you always leave me achin’
– He aha koe i whakarere ai i ahau i nga wa katoa
When you were never mine for the takin’?
– A, no te kore koe i toku mo te takin’?
(When you were never mine for the takin’)
– (A, no te kore koe i toku mo te takin’)
How come we never even dated
– Kia pehea te haere mai tatou kore noa rā
But I still find myself thinking of you daily?
– Engari kei te whakaaro tonu ahau ki a koe i ia ra?
(Still find myself thinking of you)
– (Kei te whakaaro tonu ahau ki a koe)
Why do you always leave me achin’
– He aha koe i whakarere ai i ahau i nga wa katoa
When you were never mine for the takin’?
– A, no te kore koe i toku mo te takin’?
I can’t make you love me
– Kaore e taea e au te aroha ki ahau
No, I can’t make you love me
– Kāore, kāore e taea e au te aroha ki ahau
Babe, I can’t make you love me
– E te tamaiti, e kore e taea e ahau te aroha ki ahau
No, I can’t make you love me
– Kāore, kāore e taea e au te aroha ki ahau
