Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
This is the end of every song that we sing
– Ko te mutunga tēnei o ia waiata e waiata ana mātou
The fire burned out to ash and the stars grown dim with tears
– I mura te ahi ki te pungarehu a ka pouri nga whetu i te roimata
Cold and afraid, the ghosts of all that we’ve been
– Matao, me te wehi, nga wairua o te katoa e kua tatou
We toast with bitter dregs, to our emptiness
– Toast tatou ki te paru kawa, ki to tatou kau
And the birds falling out of our skies
– Me nga manu e hinga ana i o tatou rangi
And the words falling out of our minds
– Me nga kupu e hinga ana i roto i o tatou hinengaro
And here is to love, to all the love
– Na konei ko te aroha, ki te aroha katoa
Falling out of our lives
– Te hinga i roto i o tatou ora
Hopes and dreams are gone
– Kua ngaro ngā tūmanako me ngā moemoea
The end of every song
– Te mutunga o ia waiata
And it all stops
– A ka mutu katoa
We were always sure that we would never change
– I tino mōhio tonu mātou e kore rawa mātou e huri
And it all stops
– A ka mutu katoa
We were always sure that we would stay the same
– I tino mōhio tonu mātou ka noho tonu mātou
But it all stops
– Engari ka mutu katoa
And we close our eyes to sleep
– A ka kati o tatou kanohi ki te moe
To dream a boy and girl
– Ki te moemoea i te tamaiti me te kotiro
Who dream the world is nothing but a dream
– Ko wai e moemoea ana ko te ao he moemoea noa iho
Where did it go?
– I haere ki hea?
Where did it go?
– I haere ki hea?
Broken voiced lament to call us home
– Ka tangi te reo pakaru ki te karanga i a mātau ki te kāinga
This is this end of every song we sing
– Ko tēnei te mutunga o ia waiata e waiata ana mātou
Where did it go?
– I haere ki hea?
Where did it go?
– I haere ki hea?
Where did it go?
– I haere ki hea?
Where did it go?
– I haere ki hea?
Broken voiced lament to call us home
– Ka tangi te reo pakaru ki te karanga i a mātau ki te kāinga
This is the end of every song we sing, alone
– Ko te mutunga tēnei o ia waiata e waiata ana mātou, ko tātou anake
