Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Mm-mm
– Mm-mm
Mm-mm
– Mm-mm
O, America, you’re callin’
– E Amerika, kei Te karanga koe
I can hear you calling me
– Ka taea e au te whakarongo ki a koe e karanga ana ki ahau
You are calling me to be true to thee
– E karanga ana koe ki ahau kia pono ki a koe
True to thee, I will be
– He pono ki a koe, ka waiho ahau
O, America, no weeping
– E Amerika, kaua E tangi
Let me heal your wounded heart
– Kia ora ahau i tou ngakau whara
I will keep you in my keeping
– Ka pupuri ahau ia koe i roto i toku pupuri
Till there be a new start
– Tae noa ki te tīmatanga hou
And I will answer you, and I will take your hand
– A ka whakahoki kupu ahau ki a koutou, a ka tangohia e ahau tou ringa
And lead you to the sun
– A ka arahi koe ki te ra
And I will stand by you do all that I can do
– A ka tu ahau i tou taha ki te mahi i nga mea katoa e taea e ahau
And we will be as one
– A ka rite tatou ki tetahi
O, America, I hear you
– E Amerika, e rongo ana ahau ki a koe
From your prairies to the sea
– Mai i ōu marae ki te moana
From your mountains grand, and all through this land
– Mai i tou maunga nui, a puta noa i tenei whenua
You are beautiful to me
– He ataahua koe ki ahau
And O, America, you’re callin’
– A, E Amerika, kei Te karanga koe
I can hear you calling me
– Ka taea e au te whakarongo ki a koe e karanga ana ki ahau
You are calling me to be true to thee
– E karanga ana koe ki ahau kia pono ki a koe
True to thee, I will be
– He pono ki a koe, ka waiho ahau
And I will answer you (And I will answer you), and I will take your hand (And I will take your hand)
– A ka whakahoki kupu ahau ki a koutou, ka whakahoki Kupu Ano ahau ki a koutou, ka tangohia ano e ahau tou ringa, ka tangohia ano hoki e ahau tou ringa
And lead you to the sun
– A ka arahi koe ki te ra
And I will stand by you do all that I can do
– A ka tu ahau i tou taha ki te mahi i nga mea katoa e taea e ahau
And we will be as one
– A ka rite tatou ki tetahi
O, America, you’re callin’
– E Amerika, kei Te karanga koe
I will ever answer thee
– Ka whakahoki atu ahau ki a koe
