Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I heard you on my wireless back in ’52
– I rongo ahau i a koe i runga i taku ahokore i te tau ‘ 52
Lying awake, intent at tuning in on you
– Te takoto mataara, te hiahia ki te whakatikatika i a koe
If I was young, it didn’t stop you coming through
– Mehemea he taitamariki ahau, kāore i mutu te haere mai o koe
Oh-a, oh-a
– E-a, e-a
They took the credit for your second symphony
– I riro i a rātau te mana mō tō symphony tuarua
Rewritten by machine and new technology
– Rewritten by mīhini me te hangarau hou
And now I understand the problems you can see
– Na inaianei ka mohio ahau ki nga raruraru ka taea e koe te kite
Oh-a oh-a
– Oh – a oh-a ko te mea nui
I met your children
– I tutaki ahau ki a koutou tamariki
Oh-a oh-a
– Oh – a oh-a ko te mea nui
What did you tell them?
– He aha te mea i korerotia e koe ki a ratou?
Video killed the radio star
– I patua e te ataata te whetu irirangi
Video killed the radio star
– I patua e te ataata te whetu irirangi
Pictures came and broke your heart
– I tae mai ngā pikitia ā i whati i tō ngākau
Oh-a-a-a oh
– E-a-a-a e
And now we meet in an abandoned studio
– Na inaianei ka tutaki mātou ki tētahi whare whakairo kua mahue
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago
– Ka rongo mātou i te whakatangi ā kua roa kē te wā
And you remember the jingles used to go
– A ka mahara koe ki nga jingles i whakamahia ki te haere
Oh-a oh-a
– Oh – a oh-a ko te mea nui
You were the first one
– Ko koe te tuatahi
Oh-a oh-a
– Oh – a oh-a ko te mea nui
You are the last one
– Ko koe te whakamutunga
Video killed the radio star
– I patua e te ataata te whetu irirangi
Video killed the radio star
– I patua e te ataata te whetu irirangi
In my mind and in my car
– I roto i toku hinengaro me i roto i toku motokā
We can’t rewind, we’ve gone too far
– Kāore e taea e mātou te hoki whakamuri, kua tawhiti rawa atu mātou
Oh-a-aho oh
– Aue-a-aho aue
Oh-a-aho oh
– Aue-a-aho aue
Video killed the radio star
– I patua e te ataata te whetu irirangi
Video killed the radio star
– I patua e te ataata te whetu irirangi
In my mind and in my car
– I roto i toku hinengaro me i roto i toku motokā
We can’t rewind, we’ve gone too far
– Kāore e taea e mātou te hoki whakamuri, kua tawhiti rawa atu mātou
Pictures came and broke your heart
– I tae mai ngā pikitia ā i whati i tō ngākau
Put the blame on VCR
– Hoatu te kupu i RUNGA I VCR
You are a radio star
– He whetu irirangi koe
You are a radio star
– He whetu irirangi koe
Video killed the radio star
– I patua e te ataata te whetu irirangi
Video killed the radio star
– I patua e te ataata te whetu irirangi
Video killed the radio star
– I patua e te ataata te whetu irirangi
Video killed the radio star
– I patua e te ataata te whetu irirangi
Video killed the radio star
– I patua e te ataata te whetu irirangi
Video killed the radio star
– I patua e te ataata te whetu irirangi
Video killed the radio star
– I patua e te ataata te whetu irirangi
Video killed the radio star
– I patua e te ataata te whetu irirangi
Video killed the radio star
– I patua e te ataata te whetu irirangi
