Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Lovin’ can hurt
– Ka taea e te aroha te whara
Lovin’ can hurt sometimes
– Ka taea e te aroha te whara i ētahi wā
But it’s the only thing that I know
– Ko te mea anake e mohio ana ahau
And when it gets hard
– A ka pakeke
You know it can get hard sometimes
– E mōhio ana koe ka uaua pea i ētahi wā
It is the only thing that makes us feel alive
– Ko te mea anake e ora ai tātou
We keep this love in a photograph
– Ka pupuri mātou i tēnei aroha i roto i tētahi whakaahua
We made these memories for ourselves
– I hanga e mātou ēnei maharatanga mō mātou anō
Where our eyes are never closin’
– Te wahi e kore e kati o tatou kanohi’
Hearts are never broken
– Kāore e whatiia ngā ngākau
And time’s forever frozen still
– Me te time’s forever frozen still
So you can keep me
– Na ka taea e koe te pupuri i ahau
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
– I roto i te pute o koutou jeans haea
Holdin’ me closer till our eyes meet
– Kia tata mai ki ahau kia tutaki ra ano o tatou kanohi
You won’t ever be alone
– Kāore koe e noho mokemoke
Wait for me to come home
– Tatari kia hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
Lovin’ can heal
– Ka taea e te aroha te whakaora
Lovin’ can mend your soul
– Ka taea e te aroha te whakatika i tō wairua
And it’s the only thing that I know, know
– A ko te mea anake e mohio ana ahau, e mohio ana
I swear it will get easier
– Ka oati ahau ka māmā ake
Remember that with every piece of ya
– Kia mahara ki taua ki nga wahi katoa o ya
Mm, and it’s the only thing we take with us when we die
– Mm, a ko te mea anake e tangohia ana e tatou ki a tatou ina mate tatou
Mm, we keep this love in this photograph
– Mm, ka pupuri tatou i tenei aroha i roto i tenei whakaahua
We made these memories for ourselves
– I hanga e mātou ēnei maharatanga mō mātou anō
Where our eyes are never closin’
– Te wahi e kore e kati o tatou kanohi’
Hearts were never broken
– Kāore i pakaru ngā ngākau
And time’s forever frozen still
– Me te time’s forever frozen still
So you can keep me
– Na ka taea e koe te pupuri i ahau
Inside the pocket of your ripped jeans
– I roto i te pute o koutou jeans haea
Holdin’ me closer till our eyes meet
– Kia tata mai ki ahau kia tutaki ra ano o tatou kanohi
You won’t ever be alone
– Kāore koe e noho mokemoke
And if you hurt me
– A ki te whara koe i ahau
Well, that’s okay, baby, only words bleed
– Well, e te pai, tamaiti, kupu anake toto
Inside these pages, you just hold me
– I roto i ēnei whārangi, ka mau tonu koe ki ahau
And I won’t ever let you go
– A kaore au e tuku i a koe kia haere
Wait for me to come home
– Tatari kia hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
Wait for me to come home
– Tatari kia hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
Wait for me to come home
– Tatari kia hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
Wait for me to come home
– Tatari kia hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga
Oh, you can fit me
– Aue, ka taea e koe te pai ki ahau
Inside that necklace you got when you were sixteen
– I roto i taua mekameka i a koe i te tekau mā ono o you tau
Next to your heartbeat, where I should be
– I muri ki to koutou mokowhiti, te wahi kia ahau
Keep it deep within your soul
– Kia mau ki te hohonu i roto i tou wairua
And if you hurt me
– A ki te whara koe i ahau
Well, that’s okay, baby, only words bleed
– Well, e te pai, tamaiti, kupu anake toto
Inside these pages, you just hold me
– I roto i ēnei whārangi, ka mau tonu koe ki ahau
And I won’t ever let you go
– A kaore au e tuku i a koe kia haere
When I’m away, I will remember how you kissed me
– A, no te ahau atu, ka mahara ahau pehea kihi koe ahau
Under the lamppost back on Sixth Street
– I raro i te pou rama i Te Rā Ono
Hearin’ you whisper through the phone
– Rongo ‘ whisper koe i roto i te waea
“Wait for me to come home”
– “E tatari ana kia hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga”
