Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
That Arizona sky
– Ko Te rangi O Arizona
Burning in your eyes
– Te tahu i ō kanohi
You look at me and babe, I wanna catch on fire
– Ka titiro koe ki ahau me babe, e hiahia ana ahau ki te hopu i te ahi
It’s buried in my soul
– Kua tanumia ki roto i toku wairua
Like California gold
– Ka rite ki Te koura O California
You found the light in me that I couldn’t find
– I kitea e koe te marama i roto i ahau e kore e taea e ahau te kitea
So when I’m all choked up, but I can’t find the words
– Na, i te mea kua mate katoa ahau, engari kaore e kitea e au nga kupu
Every time we say goodbye, baby, it hurts
– I ia wā ka poroporoaki mātou, e te pēpi, ka mamae
When the sun goes down
– Ka heke te rā
And the band won’t play
– A kaore te kapa e whakatangi
I’ll always remember us this way
– Ka mahara tonu ahau ki a mātou i tēnei ara
Lovers in the night
– Ngā aroha i te po
Poets trying to write
– Poets e ngana ana ki te tuhituhi
We don’t know how to rhyme, but damn we try
– Kāore mātou e mōhio ki te rerenga, engari ka whakamātau mātou
But all I really know
– Engari ko nga mea katoa e tino mohio ana ahau
You’re where I wanna go
– Ko koe te wahi e hiahia ana ahau ki te haere
The part of me that’s you will never die
– Ko te wāhanga o ahau that’s you will never die
So when I’m all choked up, but I can’t find the words
– Na, i te mea kua mate katoa ahau, engari kaore e kitea e au nga kupu
Every time we say goodbye, baby, it hurts
– I ia wā ka poroporoaki mātou, e te pēpi, ka mamae
When the sun goes down
– Ka heke te rā
And the band won’t play
– A kaore te kapa e whakatangi
I’ll always remember us this way
– Ka mahara tonu ahau ki a mātou i tēnei ara
Oh, yeah
– Aue, ae
I don’t wanna be just a memory, baby, yeah
– Kāore au e hiahia kia mahara noa iho, e te pēpi, ae
Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo
– Ko Hoo-hoo, ko hoo-hoo, ko hoo, ko hoo
Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo
– Ko Hoo-hoo, ko hoo-hoo, ko hoo, ko hoo
Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
– Hoo-hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
So when I’m all choked up, but I can’t find the words
– Na, i te mea kua mate katoa ahau, engari kaore e kitea e au nga kupu
Every time we say goodbye, baby, it hurts
– I ia wā ka poroporoaki mātou, e te pēpi, ka mamae
When the sun goes down
– Ka heke te rā
And the band won’t play
– A kaore te kapa e whakatangi
I’ll always remember us this way, way, yeah
– Ka mahara tonu ahau ki a mātou i tēnei ara, ara, ae
When you look at me
– Ka titiro koe ki ahau
And the whole world fades
– Ka ngaro te ao katoa
I’ll always remember us this way
– Ka mahara tonu ahau ki a mātou i tēnei ara
Ooh-ooh, hmm
– Ko Ooh-ooh, ko hmm
Oh, no, hm-hm
– Aue, kaore, hm-hm
