Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I’ve heard about this baby boy
– Kua rongo ahau mo tenei tamaiti
Who’s come to earth to bring us joy
– Ko wai kua tae mai ki te whenua ki te kawe mai i te koa ki a tatou
And I just want to sing this song to you
– A e hiahia ana ahau ki te waiata i tēnei waiata ki a koe
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth
– Ka rite ki tenei, te tuawha, te rima
The minor fall, the major lift
– Te hinga iti, te whakatika nui
With every breath, I’m singing Hallelujah
– I nga manawa katoa, kei te waiata Ahau I A Haleluia
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluia, Haleluia
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluia, Haleluia
A couple came to Bethlehem
– I haere mai tētahi tokorua ki Peterehema
Expecting child, they searched the inn
– I a rātau e tatari ana ki te tamaiti, ka rapu rātau i te whare noho
To find a place, for You were coming soon
– Hei kimi i tētahi wāhi, nā te mea i haere mai koe i muri tata mai
There was no room for them to stay
– Kāore he wāhi hei noho mā rātou
So in a manger filled with hay
– Na i roto i te manger ki tonu i te tarutaru
God’s only Son was born, oh, Hallelujah
– Ko Te Tama anake a te atua i whanau, aue, Haleluia
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluia, Haleluia
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluia, Haleluia
The shepherds left their flocks by night
– I mahue nga hepara i a ratou kahui i te po
To see this baby wrapped in light
– Kia kite i tēnei pēpi e takai ana ki te marama
A host of angels led them all to You
– He tini nga anahera i arahi i A Ratou katoa Ki A Koutou
It was just as the angels said
– He rite tonu ki ta nga anahera i korero ai
“You’ll find Him in a manger bed”
– “Ka kitea Ia e koe i roto i te moenga kai”
Immanuel and Savior, Hallelujah
– Immanuel me Te Kaiwhakaora, Haleluia
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluia, Haleluia
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluia, Haleluia
A star shone bright, up in the east
– He whetū e whiti ana, e whiti ana i te rawhiti
To Bethlehem, the wise-men three
– Ki Peterehema, e toru nga tangata whakaaro nui
Came many miles and journeyed long for You
– He maha nga maero i haere mai a he roa Te haerenga Ki A Koe
And to the place at which You were
– A ki te wahi I a Koe
Their frankincense and gold and myrrh
– Ko to ratou whakakakara, ko to ratou koura, ko to ratou miraka
They gave to You and cried out Hallelujah
– Na ka hoatu E ratou Ki a Koutou ka karanga Haleluia
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluia, Haleluia
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluia, Haleluia
I know You came to rescue me
– E mohio ana Ahau i haere Mai Koe ki te whakaora i ahau
This baby boy would grow to be
– Ka tupu tēnei tamaiti hei
A man and one day die for me and you
– He tangata, ā, kotahi rā ka mate mōku, mōu
My sins would drive the nails in You
– Ka peia E aku hara nga titi i Roto i a Koe
That rugged cross was my cross too
– Ko taua ripeka pakari hoki taku ripeka
Still every breath You drew was Hallelujah
– Heoi ko Nga manawa katoa I tangohia e Koe Ko Haleluia
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluia, Haleluia
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluia, Haleluia
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluia, Haleluia
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
– Haleluia, Haleluia
