Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
The king and his men
– Ko te kingi me ana tangata
Stole the queen from her bed
– I tahaetia te kuini i tōna moenga
And bound her in her bones
– A herea ana ia ki ona wheua
The seas be ours
– Ko tātou ngā moana
And by the powers
– Na nga mana
Where we will, we’ll roam
– Kei hea tātou, ka haereere tātou
Yo, ho, all together
– Ko koe, ko ho, ko te katoa
Hoist the colours high
– Whakaarahia nga tae teitei
Heave ho, thieves and beggars
– Heave ho, he tahae, he kerekere
Never shall we die
– Kaua rawa e mate
Yo, ho, haul together
– Yo, ho, toia tahi
Hoist the colours high
– Whakaarahia nga tae teitei
Heave ho, thieves and beggars
– Heave ho, he tahae, he kerekere
Never shall we die
– Kaua rawa e mate
Some men have died
– Kua mate ētahi tangata
And some are alive
– A kei te ora ētahi
And others sail on the sea
– Me ētahi atu e rere ana i runga i te moana
With the keys to the cage
– Ki te kī ki te kātene
And the Devil to pay
– Me te rewera ki te utu
We lay to Fiddler’s Green!
– Ka takoto mātou ki Fiddler’s Green!
The bell has been raised
– Kua whakaarahia te karaka
From it’s watery grave
– Mai i te urupa wai
Do you hear it’s sepulchral tone?
– E rongo ana koe i te tangi o te urupa?
We are a call to all
– He karanga tātou ki te katoa
Pay heed the squall
– Kia whai whakaaro ki te hau
And turn your sail toward home
– A tahuri tou rere ki te kāinga
Yo, ho, all together
– Ko koe, ko ho, ko te katoa
Hoist the colours high
– Whakaarahia nga tae teitei
Heave ho, thieves and beggars
– Heave ho, he tahae, he kerekere
Never shall we die!
– Kaua rawa e mate!
