Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
– I tukitukia a nana e tētahi reena
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
– E haere ana ki te kāinga mai I tō mātou Whare I te Pō O te Kirihimete
You can say there’s no such thing as Santa
– Ka taea e koe te kii kaore he Mea Penei I A Santa
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe
– Engari ko au me Te Tupuna, e whakapono ana mātou
She’d been drinkin’ too much eggnog
– He nui rawa tana inu i te eggnog
And we’d begged her not to go
– Na ka inoi matou ki a ia kia kaua e haere
But she forgot her medication
– Engari i wareware ia ki tana rongoā
And she staggered out the door into the snow
– A ka rere atu ia i te tatau ki te hukarere
When we found her Christmas mornin’
– I te wā i kitea ai ia E mātou I te ata O te Kirihimete
At the scene of the attack
– I te wāhi o te whakaeke
She had hoof prints on her forehead
– He tohu waewae tōna ki tōna uma
And incriminating Claus marks on her back
– Me Te whakahe I a Claus marks i runga i tōna tuara
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
– I tukitukia a nana e tētahi reena
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
– E haere ana ki te kāinga mai I tō mātou Whare I te Pō O te Kirihimete
You can say there’s no such thing as Santa
– Ka taea e koe te kii kaore he Mea Penei I A Santa
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe
– Engari ko au me Te Tupuna, e whakapono ana mātou
Now we’re all so proud of Grandpa
– Na, e whakapehapeha ana tatou katoa Ki A Takuta
He’s been takin’ this so well
– Kua tino pai tana tango i tēnei
See him in there watchin’ football
– Tirohia ia i reira e mātakitaki ana i te whutupaoro
Drinkin beer and playin’ cards with cousin Mel
– Inu pia me te tākaro kāri ki te whanaunga Mel
It’s not Christmas without Grandma
– Ehara I Te Kirihimete ki te Kore A Nana
All the family’s dressed in black
– He pango te kakahu o te whānau katoa
And we just can’t help but wonder:
– A e kore e taea e tatou te awhina engari miharo:
Should we open up her gifts or send them back?
– Me whakatuwhera e tātou ōna taonga, me tuku rānei ki muri?
(Send them back!)
– (Tukua atu ki a rātou!)
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
– I tukitukia a nana e tētahi reena
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
– E haere ana ki te kāinga mai I tō mātou Whare I te Pō O te Kirihimete
You can say there’s no such thing as Santa
– Ka taea e koe te kii kaore he Mea Penei I A Santa
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe
– Engari ko au me Te Tupuna, e whakapono ana mātou
Now the goose is on the table
– Na ko te kuihi kei runga i te tepu
And the pudding made of fig, ah
– A ko te pudding i hanga i te piki, ah
And the blue and silver candles
– Me ngā rama puru me te hiriwa
That would have just matched the hair in grandma’s wig
– Ka rite tonu ki te makawe i roto i te peera a te kuia
I’ve warned all my friends and neighbors
– Kua whakatupato ahau i aku hoa katoa me oku hoa tata
“Better watch out for yourselves
– “He pai ake te tiaki i a koe anō
They should never give a license
– Kaua rawa e hoatu he raihana
To a man who drives a sleigh and plays with elves.”
– Ki tētahi tangata e taraiwa ana i tētahi kōrere, e tākaro ana ki ngā elf.”
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
– I tukitukia a nana e tētahi reena
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
– E haere ana ki te kāinga mai I tō mātou Whare I te Pō O te Kirihimete
You can say there’s no such thing as Santa’s
– Ka taea e koe te kī kāore he Mea Pēnei I A Santa
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe
– Engari ko au me Te Tupuna, e whakapono ana mātou
(Sing it, Grandpa!)
– (Kia waiata, E Te Tupuna!)
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
– I tukitukia a nana e tētahi reena
Walking home from our house Christmas Eve
– E haere ana ki te kāinga mai I tō mātou Whare I te Pō O te Kirihimete
You can say there’s no such thing as Santa
– Ka taea e koe te kii kaore he Mea Penei I A Santa
But as for me and Grandpa, we believe
– Engari ko au me Te Tupuna, e whakapono ana mātou
Merry Christmas
– Kirihimete Hari
