Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
We three kings of orient are
– Ko tātou e toru nga kingi o te tairāwhiti
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
– E mau ana i ngā taonga ka haere atu mātou ki tawhiti
Field and fountain
– Te mara me te puna
Moor and mountain
– Ko te Moor me te maunga
Following yonder star
– Te whai i a yonder star
O star of wonder, star of night
– E te whetu o te maere, whetu o te po
Star with royal beauty bright
– He whetu me te ataahua o te kingi
Westward leading, still proceeding
– Ki te uru e ārahi ana, e haere tonu ana
Guide us to thy perfect light
– Ārahi ia tatou ki tou marama tino
Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain
– I whanau Hei Kingi i Te mania o Peterehema
Gold I bring to crown Him again
– Koura ka kawea mai E ahau ki te karauna Ia ano
King for ever, ceasing never
– Kingi mō ake tonu atu, e kore e mutu
Over us all to reign
– I runga i a tātou katoa hei kingi
O star of wonder, star of night
– E te whetu o te maere, whetu o te po
Star with royal beauty bright
– He whetu me te ataahua o te kingi
Westward leading, still proceeding
– Ki te uru e ārahi ana, e haere tonu ana
Guide us to thy perfect light
– Ārahi ia tatou ki tou marama tino
Frankincense to offer have I
– Frankincense ki te whakahere i ahau
Incense owns a Deity nigh
– He Atua a Incense nigh
Prayer and praising, all men raising
– Inoi, me te whakamoemiti, nga tangata katoa e whakaara
Worship Him, God most high
– Koropiko Ki A Ia, E Te Atua te Runga rawa
O star of wonder, star of night
– E te whetu o te maere, whetu o te po
Star with royal beauty bright
– He whetu me te ataahua o te kingi
Westward leading, still proceeding
– Ki te uru e ārahi ana, e haere tonu ana
Guide us to thy perfect light
– Ārahi ia tatou ki tou marama tino
Myrrh is mine
– Ko te miraka taku
Its bitter perfume breathes
– Ko tōna kakara kawa e manawa ana
A life of gathering gloom
– He ora e kohikohi ana i te pouri
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying
– Te pouri, te manawa, te toto, te mate
Sealed in the stone cold tomb
– I hiritia ki te urupa makariri kohatu
O star of wonder, star of night
– E te whetu o te maere, whetu o te po
Star with royal beauty bright
– He whetu me te ataahua o te kingi
Westward leading, still proceeding
– Ki te uru e ārahi ana, e haere tonu ana
Guide us to thy perfect light
– Ārahi ia tatou ki tou marama tino
Glorious now behold Him arise
– Kororia na nana ka whakatika ia
King and God and Sacrifice!
– E te kingi, E te Atua, E Te Patunga tapu!
Al-le-lu-ia, al-le-lu-ia
– Ko Al-le-lu-ia, ko al-le-lu-ia
Heaven to earth replies
– Ka whakahoki te rangi ki te whenua
O star of wonder, star of night
– E te whetu o te maere, whetu o te po
Star with royal beauty bright
– He whetu me te ataahua o te kingi
Westward leading, still proceeding
– Ki te uru e ārahi ana, e haere tonu ana
Guide us to thy perfect light
– Ārahi ia tatou ki tou marama tino
