Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
My winter nights are taken up by static
– Ko aku po o te hotoke e tangohia ana e static
Stress and holiday shopping traffic
– Te ahotea me te hokohoko hararei
But I close my eyes and I’m somewhere else
– Engari ka kati aku kanohi, ā, kei tētahi atu wāhi ahau
Just like, magic
– Ka rite ki te, magic
In my heart is a Christmas tree farm
– I roto i toku ngakau he pāmu rakau Kirihimete
Where the people would come
– Te wāhi e haere mai ai te iwi
To dance under sparkles and lights
– Ki te kanikani i raro i ngā mānuka me ngā rama
Bundled up in their mittens and coats
– I whakauruhia ki roto i o ratou ringa me o ratou koti
And the cider would flow
– A ka rere te waipiro
And I just wanna be there tonight
– A e hiahia ana ahau kia noho ki reira i tēnei pō
Sweet dreams of holly and ribbon
– Ngā moemoea reka o holly me ribbon
Mistakes are forgiven
– Ka murua ngā hapa
And everything is icy and blue
– A ko nga mea katoa he huka me te puru
And you would be there, too
– Na ka waiho koe i reira, rawa
Under the mistletoe
– I raro i te mistletoe
Watching the fire glow
– Te mātakitaki i te mura o te ahi
And telling me, “I love you”
– Na ka mea mai ki ahau,”e aroha ana ahau ki a koe”
Just being in your arms
– Te noho noa i roto i o ringaringa
Takes me back to that little farm
– Ka whakahokia ahau ki taua pāmu iti
Where every wish comes true
– Ko te wahi e tutuki ai nga hiahia katoa
In my heart is a Christmas tree farm
– I roto i toku ngakau he pāmu rakau Kirihimete
There’s a light in the barn
– He rama kei roto i te whare witi
We’d run inside out from the cold
– Ka rere atu mātou i roto i te makariri
In the town kids are dreaming of sleighs
– I te taone e moemoea ana ngā tamariki ki ngā waka
And they’re warm and they’re safe
– He mahana, he haumaru hoki
They wake to see a blanket of snow
– Kaake rātau ki te kite i tētahi kapua hukarere
Sweet dreams of holly and ribbon
– Ngā moemoea reka o holly me ribbon
Mistakes are forgiven
– Ka murua ngā hapa
And everything is icy and blue
– A ko nga mea katoa he huka me te puru
And you would be there, too
– Na ka waiho koe i reira, rawa
Under the mistletoe
– I raro i te mistletoe
Watching the fire glow
– Te mātakitaki i te mura o te ahi
And telling me, “I love you”
– Na ka mea mai ki ahau,”e aroha ana ahau ki a koe”
Just being in your arms
– Te noho noa i roto i o ringaringa
Takes me back to that little farm
– Ka whakahokia ahau ki taua pāmu iti
Where every wish comes true
– Ko te wahi e tutuki ai nga hiahia katoa
Oh baby, yeah
– E te tamaiti, ae
And when I’m feeling alone
– A, i te wā e noho mokemoke ana ahau
You remind me of home
– E whakamahara ana koe ki ahau i te kāinga
Baby, baby, Merry Christmas
– E te tamaiti, e te tamaiti, E Te Kirihimete Hari
And when the world isn’t fair
– A, ki te kore te ao e tika
I pretend that we’re there
– E mea ana ahau kei reira mātou
Baby, baby, Merry Christmas… to you
– E te tamaiti, e te tamaiti, E Te Kirihimete Hari… ki a koe
Under the mistletoe (To you)
– I raro i te rākau (Ki a koe)
Watching the fire glow
– Te mātakitaki i te mura o te ahi
And telling me, “I love you”
– Na ka mea mai ki ahau,”e aroha ana ahau ki a koe”
Oh, baby, baby, Merry Christmas
– E te tamaiti, e te tamaiti, E Te Kirihimete Hari
Oh, baby, baby, Merry Christmas
– E te tamaiti, e te tamaiti, E Te Kirihimete Hari
Oh, baby, baby, Merry Christmas
– E te tamaiti, e te tamaiti, E Te Kirihimete Hari
I love you
– Aroha ana ahau ki a koe
Oh, baby, baby, Merry Christmas
– E te tamaiti, e te tamaiti, E Te Kirihimete Hari
Oh, baby, baby, Merry Christmas
– E te tamaiti, e te tamaiti, E Te Kirihimete Hari
Oh, baby, baby, Merry Christmas
– E te tamaiti, e te tamaiti, E Te Kirihimete Hari
May your every wish comes true
– Kia pono tou hiahia katoa
I love you
– Aroha ana ahau ki a koe
