Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Young man, there’s no need to feel down, I said
– E te taitama, kāore he take ki te whakaaro, ka mea ahau
Young man, pick yourself off the ground, I said
– E te taitama, tangohia koe i te whenua, ka mea ahau
Young man, ’cause you’re in a new town
– E te taitama, ‘ no te mea kei roto koe i te taone hou
There’s no need to be unhappy
– Kaore he take kia pouri
Young man, there’s a place you can go, I said
– E te taitama, he wāhi ka taea e koe te haere, ka mea ahau
Young man, when you’re short on your dough you can
– E te taitama, ina iti koe i runga i to pokepoke ka taea e koe
Stay there and I’m sure you will find
– Noho ki reira, ā, e whakapono ana ahau ka kitea e koe
Many ways to have a good time
– He maha nga huarahi hei whai i te wa pai
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– He ngahau te noho ki Te Y. m. C. A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– He ngahau te noho ki Te Y. m. C. A.
They have everything for young men to enjoy
– Kei a ratou nga mea katoa mo nga taitamariki kia pai ai
You can hang out with all the boys
– Ka taea e koe te noho tahi me ngā tama katoa
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– He ngahau te noho ki Te Y. m. C. A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– He ngahau te noho ki Te Y. m. C. A.
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal
– Ka taea e koe te tiki ma koe, ka taea e koe te kai pai
You can do whatever you feel
– Ka taea e koe te mahi i nga mea katoa eel koe
Young man, are you listening to me? I said
– E te taitama, e whakarongo ana koe ki ahau? Ka mea ahau
Young man, what do you want to be? I said
– E te taitama, he aha te mea e hiahia ana koe? Ka mea ahau
Young man, you can make real your dreams
– E te taitama, ka taea e koe te hanga i ō moemoea tūturu
But you’ve got to know this one thing
– Engari me mōhio koe ki tēnei mea kotahi
No man does it all by himself, I said
– Kahore he tangata e mahi i te reira katoa e ia, ka mea ahau
Young man, put your pride on the shelf
– E te taitama, whakanohoia tōu whakapehapeha ki runga i te papa
And just go there, to the Y.M.C.A.
– Me haere noa ki reira, ki Te Y. m. C. A.
I’m sure they can help you today
– Kei te mohio ahau ka taea e ratou te awhina ia koe i tenei ra
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– He ngahau te noho ki Te Y. m. C. A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– He ngahau te noho ki Te Y. m. C. A.
They have everything for young men to enjoy
– Kei a ratou nga mea katoa mo nga taitamariki kia pai ai
You can hang out with all the boys
– Ka taea e koe te noho tahi me ngā tama katoa
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– He ngahau te noho ki Te Y. m. C. A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– He ngahau te noho ki Te Y. m. C. A.
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal
– Ka taea e koe te tiki ma koe, ka taea e koe te kai pai
You can do whatever you feel
– Ka taea e koe te mahi i nga mea katoa eel koe
Young man, I was once in your shoes, I said
– E te taitama, i mua i roto I o koutou hu, ka mea ahau
I was down and out with the blues, I felt
– I hinga ahau, i waho hoki i te blues, i whakaaro ahau
No man cared if I were alive
– Kāore he tangata i carangawanga mēnā kei te ora ahau
I felt the whole world was so jive
– I whakaaro ahau ko te ao katoa he tino jive
That’s when someone came up to me and said
– Ko te wā i haere mai ai tētahi ki ahau, ka mea
“Young man, take a walk up the street
– “E te taitama, haere ki runga i te huarahi
It’s a place there called the Y.M.C.A.
– He wāhi i reira e kiia nei ko Te Y. m. C. A.
They can start you back on your way”
– Ka taea e ratou te timata i a koe i runga i to ara”
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– He ngahau te noho ki Te Y. m. C. A.
It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
– He ngahau te noho ki Te Y. m. C. A.
They have everything for young men to enjoy
– Kei a ratou nga mea katoa mo nga taitamariki kia pai ai
You can hang out with all the boys
– Ka taea e koe te noho tahi me ngā tama katoa
Y.M.C.A., it’s fun to stay at the
– Y. M. C. a., he ngahau ki te noho i te
Y.M.C.A.
– Ko Te Y. M. C. A.
Young man, young man, there’s no need to feel down
– E te taitama, e te taitama, kahore he take ki teel iho
Young man, young man, get yourself off the ground
– E te taitama, e te taitama, haere atu koe i te whenua
Y.M.C.A., it’s fun to stay at the
– Y. M. C. a., he ngahau ki te noho i te
Y.M.C.A.
– Ko Te Y. M. C. A.
Young man, young man, are you listening to me?
– E te taitama, e te taitama, e whakarongo ana koe ki ahau?
Young man, young man, what do you wanna be?
– E te taitama, e te taitama, he aha te mea e hiahia ana koe?
Y.M.C.A., you’ll find it at the
– Y. m. C. a., ka kitea e koe i te reira i te
Y.M.C.A.
– Ko Te Y. M. C. A.
No man, no man does it all by himself
– Kāore he tangata, kāore he tangata e mahi ana i ngā mea katoa māna ake
Young man, young man, put your pride on the shelf
– E te taitama, e te taitama, whakatakotoria tōu whakapehapeha ki runga i te papa
Y.M.C.A. and just go to the
– Y. m. C. a. me te haere noa ki te
Y.M.C.A.
– Ko Te Y. M. C. A.
Young man, young man, I was once in your shoes
– E te taitama, e te taitama, i mua i roto I o koutou hu
Young man, young man, I was down with the blues
– E te taitama, e te taitama, i hinga ahau i te blues
Y.M.C.A., it’s fun to stay at the
– Y. M. C. a., he ngahau ki te noho i te
