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Kupu Tūpato
Elizabeth Taylor
– Ko Erihapeti Taylor
Do you think it’s forever?
– Kei te whakaaro koe mo ake tonu atu?
That view of Portofino was on my mind when you called me at the Plaza Athénée
– I whakaaro ahau ki Taua tirohanga O Portofino i a koe e karanga ana ki ahau i Te Plaza Athénée
Ooh-ooh, oftentimes it doesn’t feel so glamorous to be me
– Ooh-ooh, he maha nga wa kaore i te tino ataahua ki ahau
All the right guys promised they’d stay
– I oati nga tangata tika katoa ka noho ratou
Under bright lights, they withered away
– I raro i ngā rama mārama, ka maroke atu rātau
But you bloom
– Engari ka puawai koe
Portofino was on my mind (And I think you know why)
– I whakaaro ahau ki a Portofino (A ki taku whakaaro e mohio ana koe he aha)
And if your letters ever said, “Goodbye”
– A, ki te mea ake koutou reta, ” Goodbye”
I’d cry my eyes violet, Elizabeth Taylor
– Ka tangi aku kanohi, E Erihapeti Taylor
Tell me for real, do you think it’s forever?
– Korero mai ki ahau mo te pono, e whakaaro ana koe he mea ake ake?
Been number one, but I never had two
– Ko te nama kotahi, engari kaore au i rua
And I can’t have fun if I can’t have— (Uh)
– A e kore e taea e ahau te ngahau ki te kore e taea e ahau— (Uh)
Be my NY when Hollywood hates me
– Kia NY ahau ina kino A Hollywood ki ahau
You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby
– Ko koe anake rite wera rite tou hit whakamutunga, baby
Been number one, but I never had two
– Ko te nama kotahi, engari kaore au i rua
And I can’t have fun if I can’t have you
– A e kore e taea e ahau te ngahau ki te kore e taea e ahau te whai koe
Hey-ey, what could you possibly get for the girl who has everything and nothing all at once?
– Hey – ey, he aha e taea e koe te tiki mo te kotiro nei i nga mea katoa, me te kahore katoa i te wa kotahi?
Babe, I would trade the Cartier for someone to trust (Just kidding)
– Babe, e hokohoko ahau i te Cartier mo te tangata ki te whakawhirinaki (tika kidding)
We hit the best booth at Musso and Frank’s
– I patua e mātou te pouaka pai rawa atu i Te Whare O Musso rāua ko Frank
They say I’m bad news, I just say, “Thanks”
– Ka mea ratou he rongo kino ahau, ka mea noa ahau, ” Mauruuru”
And you
– Ko koe
Look at me like you’re hypnotized, and I think you know why
– Titiro mai ki ahau me te mea kua whakaohohia koe, a ki taku whakaaro e mohio ana koe he aha
And if you ever leave me high and dry
– A ki te waiho e koe ahau tiketike me te maroke
I’d cry my eyes violet, Elizabeth Taylor
– Ka tangi aku kanohi, E Erihapeti Taylor
Tell me for real, do you think it’s forever?
– Korero mai ki ahau mo te pono, e whakaaro ana koe he mea ake ake?
Been number one, but I never had two
– Ko te nama kotahi, engari kaore au i rua
And I can’t have fun if I can’t have— (Uh)
– A e kore e taea e ahau te ngahau ki te kore e taea e ahau— (Uh)
Be my NY when Hollywood hates me
– Kia NY ahau ina kino A Hollywood ki ahau
You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby
– Ko koe anake rite wera rite tou hit whakamutunga, baby
Been number one, but I never had two
– Ko te nama kotahi, engari kaore au i rua
And I can’t have fun if I can’t have (Uh) you
– A e kore e taea e ahau te ngahau ki te kore e taea e ahau (Uh) koe
Elizabeth Taylor (Oh)
– Ko Erihapeti Taylor (Oh)
Do you think it’s forever? (Oh)
– Kei te whakaaro koe mo ake tonu atu? (Oh)
If I can’t have you
– Ki te kore e taea e ahau te whai koe
(Ah) All my white diamonds and lovers are forever
– (Ah) ko aku taimana ma katoa me aku hoa aroha mo ake tonu atu
(Ah) In the papers, on the screen, and in their minds
– (Ah) I roto i ngā pepa, i runga i te mata, i roto hoki i ō rātou hinengaro
(Ah) All my white diamonds and lovers are forever
– (Ah) ko aku taimana ma katoa me aku hoa aroha mo ake tonu atu
(Ah) Don’t you ever end up anything but mine
– ( Ah) Kāore koe e mutu i tētahi mea engari ko taku
I’d cry my eyes violet, Elizabeth Taylor
– Ka tangi aku kanohi, E Erihapeti Taylor
Tell me for real, do you think it’s forever?
– Korero mai ki ahau mo te pono, e whakaaro ana koe he mea ake ake?
Been number one, but I never had two
– Ko te nama kotahi, engari kaore au i rua
And I can’t have fun if I can’t have— (You)
– A e kore e taea e ahau te ngahau ki te kore e taea e ahau— (Koe)
Be my NY when Hollywood hates me
– Kia NY ahau ina kino A Hollywood ki ahau
You’re only as hot as your last hit, baby
– Ko koe anake rite wera rite tou hit whakamutunga, baby
Been number one, but I never had two
– Ko te nama kotahi, engari kaore au i rua
And I can’t have fun if I can’t have— (You)
– A e kore e taea e ahau te ngahau ki te kore e taea e ahau— (Koe)
All my white diamonds and lovers are forever (Elizabeth Taylor)
– Ko aku taimana ma katoa me aku hoa aroha mo ake tonu atu (Elizabeth Taylor)
(Do you think it’s forever?) In the papers, on the screen, and in their minds
– (E whakaaro ana koe he mau tonu?) I roto i ngā pepa, i runga i te mata, i roto hoki i ō rātou hinengaro
All my white diamonds and lovers are forever
– Ko aku taimana ma katoa me aku hoa aroha mo ake tonu atu
Don’t you ever end up anything but mine, oh
– E kore koe e mutu ake tetahi mea, engari toku, aue
