Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
It was Christmas Eve babe
– Ko te po O Te Kirihimete babe
In the drunk tank
– I roto i te tank haurangi
An old man said to me: “Won’t see another one”
– Ka mea tetahi koroheke ki ahau: “E kore E kite i tetahi atu”
And then he sang a song
– Na ka waiata ia i tētahi waiata
The Rare Old Mountain Dew
– Ko Te Ranu Maunga Tawhito Onge
I turned my face away
– I tahuri atu ahau i toku mata
And dreamed about you
– A ka moemoea e pā ana ki a koe
Got on a lucky one
– He waimarie
Came in eighteen to one
– I tae mai i te tekau mā waru ki te kotahi
I’ve got a feeling
– He whakaaro taku
This year’s for me and you
– Ko tenei tau mo au me koe
So happy Christmas
– He Kirihimete harikoa
I love you baby
– Aroha ana ahau ki a koe baby
I can see a better time
– Ka taea e ahau te kite i te wa pai
When all our dreams come true
– Ka tutuki katoa ā tātou moemoea
They’ve got cars big as bars, they’ve got rivers of gold
– He waka nui ō rātou hei paepae, he awa koura ō rātou
But the wind goes right through you
– Ko te hau e haere tika ana i roto ia koe
It’s no place for the old
– Kāore he wāhi mō te kaumātua
When you first took my hand on a cold Christmas Eve
– I te Wā tuatahi i mau koe i toku ringa i te Pō o te Kirihimete makariri
You promised me Broadway was waiting for me
– I oati mai koe Ki ahau Kei Te tatari Mai A Broadway ki ahau
You were handsome
– He ataahua koe
You were pretty
– He ataahua koe
Queen of New York City
– Kuini o Te taone nui o New York
When the band finished playing
– I te mutunga o te whakatangi a te rōpū
They howled out for more
– I tangi atu rātau mō ētahi atu
Sinatra was swinging,
– I te hurihuri a Sinatra,
All the drunks they were singing
– Ko nga haurangi katoa i waiatahia e ratou
We kissed on a corner
– I kihi mātou i tētahi kokonga
Then danced through the night
– Kātahi ka kanikani i te pō
The boys of the NYPD choir
– Ko ngā kōhungahunga o te nypd choir
Were singing “Galway Bay”
– E waiata ana i te “Galway Bay”
And the bells were ringing out for Christmas day
– Na ka tangi nga pere mo Te Ra Kirihimete
You’re a bum, you’re a punk
– He tangata pōhara koe, he tangata pōhara koe
You’re an old slut on junk
– He wahine tawhito koe i runga i te paru
Lying there almost dead on a drip in that bed
– E takoto ana i reira tata mate i runga i te maturuturunga iho i roto i taua moenga
You scumbag, you maggot
– Ko koe te peke, ko koe te peke
You’re cheap and you’re haggard
– He iti te utu, he haggard koe
Happy Christmas your arse
– Hari Kirihimete tou tuara
I pray God it’s our last
– E inoi Ana Ahau Ki Te Atua ko tā mātou whakamutunga
The boys of the NYPD choir
– Ko ngā kōhungahunga o te nypd choir
Still singing “Galway Bay”
– Kei te waiata tonu i te “Galway Bay”
And the bells are ringing out
– A kei te tangi nga karaka
For Christmas Day
– Mō Te Rā Kirihimete
I could have been someone
– Tērā pea he tangata ahau
Well so could anyone
– Well kia taea tetahi
You took my dreams from me
– I tangohia e koe aku moemoea i ahau
When I first found you
– I taku kitenga tuatahi i a koe
I kept them with me babe
– I pupuri ahau i a rātou ki ahau babe
I put them with my own
– I hoatu e ahau ki a ratou ki toku ake
Can’t make it alone
– Kāore e taea te hanga i te reira anake
I’ve built my dreams around you
– Kua hanga e ahau aku moemoea a tawhio noa koe
The boys of the NYPD choir
– Ko ngā kōhungahunga o te nypd choir
Still singing “Galway Bay”
– Kei te waiata tonu i te “Galway Bay”
And the bells are ringing out
– A kei te tangi nga karaka
For Christmas Day
– Mō Te Rā Kirihimete
