Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Mind over matter
– Te hinengaro i runga i te take
Does it matter to any of us?
– E mea faufaa te reira ki tetahi o tatou?
Don’t change the subject
– Kaua e huri i te kaupapa
I’m heavy on your love
– He nui taku aroha ki a koe
I missed that train
– I ngaro ahau i taua tereina
New York City, it rains
– Te Taone nui o Niu Ioka, he ua
Fly to East L.A. in big jet planes
– Rere Ki Te Rāwhiti O L. A. i roto i ngā rererangi rererangi nui
You know you’re on my mind?
– Kei te mohio koe kei roto koe i taku hinengaro?
And if the world don’t break
– A ki te kore te ao e pakaru
I’ll be shaking it
– Ka wiri ahau
‘Cause I’m a young man after all
– ‘No te mea he taitama ahau i muri i te katoa
And when the seasons change
– A, no te huri i nga wa
Will you stand by me?
– Ka tu koe ki ahau?
‘Cause I’m a young man built to fall
– ‘No te mea he taitama ahau i hanga kia hinga
Mind over matter
– Te hinengaro i runga i te take
I’m in tatters thinking ’bout her
– E whakaaro ana ahau ki a ia
Taste my disaster
– He reka taku kino
It’s heavy on my tongue
– He taumaha i runga i toku arero
All the lights aglow
– Ko nga rama katoa aglow
Tokyo snows
– Ngā huka o Tokyo
Go to watch the show
– Haere ki te mātakitaki i te whakaaturanga
Curtain’s closed
– Kua katia te arai
I’m watching you this time
– Kei te mātakitaki ahau i a koe i tēnei wā
And if the world don’t break
– A ki te kore te ao e pakaru
I’ll be shaking it
– Ka wiri ahau
‘Cause I’m a young man after all
– ‘No te mea he taitama ahau i muri i te katoa
And when the seasons change
– A, no te huri i nga wa
Will you stand by me?
– Ka tu koe ki ahau?
‘Cause I’m a young man built to fall
– ‘No te mea he taitama ahau i hanga kia hinga
(I missed that train)
– (I ngaro ahau i taua tereina)
New York City, it rains
– Te Taone nui o Niu Ioka, he ua
(Fly to East L.A.)
– (Rere Ki Te Rawhiti L. a.)
In big jet planes
– I roto i ngā rererangi jet nui
You know you’re on my mind?
– Kei te mohio koe kei roto koe i taku hinengaro?
(All the lights aglow)
– (Nga rama katoa aglow)
Tokyo snows
– Ngā huka o Tokyo
(Go to watch the show)
– (Haere ki te matakitaki i te whakaaturanga)
Curtain’s closed
– Kua katia te arai
I’m watching you this time
– Kei te mātakitaki ahau i a koe i tēnei wā
Mind over matter
– Te hinengaro i runga i te take
Mind over matter
– Te hinengaro i runga i te take
You know you’re on my mind?
– Kei te mohio koe kei roto koe i taku hinengaro?
And if the world don’t break
– A ki te kore te ao e pakaru
I’ll be shaking it
– Ka wiri ahau
‘Cause I’m a young man after all
– ‘No te mea he taitama ahau i muri i te katoa
And when the seasons change
– A, no te huri i nga wa
Will you stand by me
– Ka tu koe ki ahau
(Fly to East L.A.)
– (Rere Ki Te Rawhiti L. a.)
‘Cause I’m a young man built to fall
– ‘No te mea he taitama ahau i hanga kia hinga
And if the world don’t break
– A ki te kore te ao e pakaru
Tokyo snows
– Ngā huka o Tokyo
Go to watch the show; curtain’s closed
– Haere ki te mātakitaki i te whakaaturanga; kua katia a curtain
And when the seasons change
– A, no te huri i nga wa
Will you stand by me?
– Ka tu koe ki ahau?
‘Cause I’m a young man built to fall
– ‘No te mea he taitama ahau i hanga kia hinga
