Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
The sky is grey, the trees are pink
– He hina te rangi, he mawhero nga rakau
It’s almost spring and I can’t wait and I can’t think
– He tata ki te puna ā kāore au e tatari ā kāore au e whakaaro
The sidewalk’s paved with petals like a wedding aisle
– Kua oti te whariki i te huarahi ki ngā kākano pēnei i te ara marena
I wonder how long it would take to walk eight hundred miles
– E whakaaro ana ahau he aha te roa o te haere e waru rau maero
To say I do, I did, I will, I would
– Ki te mea e ahau, i ahau, e ahau, e ahau
I’m not sorry, not certain, not perfect, not good
– E kore ahau e pouri, e kore e tino, e kore e tino, e kore e pai
But I love you, and every day
– Engari e aroha ana ahau ki a koe, me nga ra katoa
That I knew and didn’t say
– I mohio ahau a kihai I mea
Is lost time
– Kua ngaro te wā
And I’m knocking down your door
– A kei te patuki ahau i tō tatau
‘Cause I’m trying to make up for
– ‘Na te mea e ngana ana ahau ki te whakatika
Lost time
– Te wā kua ngaro
Wish you were here
– Ko te hiahia kia noho koe ki konei
Wish I was there
– Ko te hiahia kia tae atu ahau ki reira
I wish that we could have a place that we could share
– E hiahia ana ahau kia whai wāhi tātou e taea ai e tātou te tiritiri
Not only stolen moments in abandoned halls
– Ehara i te mea ko nga wa i tahaetia i roto i nga whare kua mahue
Quiet touch in elevators and bathroom stalls
– Te pa marino i roto i ngā ararewa me ngā tūru kaukau
But I will, I would, I did, I do
– Engari ka pai ahau, ka pai ahau, ka pai ahau
For the thrill, for my health, for myself, for you
– Mo te harikoa, mo toku hauora, mo ahau, mo koe
‘Cause I love you, and every day
– ‘Nā te mea e aroha ana ahau ki a koe, ā, ia rā
That I knew and didn’t say
– I mohio ahau a kihai I mea
Is lost time
– Kua ngaro te wā
Knocking down your door
– Te patuki i tō pātū
‘Cause I’m trying to make up for
– ‘Na te mea e ngana ana ahau ki te whakatika
Lost time
– Te wā kua ngaro
Nothing lasts forever but let’s see how far we get
– Kāore he mea e mau tonu ana engari kia kite tātou i te tawhiti e whiwhi ai tātou
So when it comes my time to lose you
– Na ka tae mai te reira toku wa ki te ngaro koe
I’ll have made the most of it
– Kua oti I ahau te whakamahi
Our formal attire
– Ko tā mātou kākahu ā-ture
On the floor
– I runga i te papa
In a pile
– I roto i te puranga
In the morning
– I te ata
I will fold it while you get ready for work, I hear you
– Ka takahia e au i a koe e whakareri ana mo te mahi, ka rongo ahau ki a koe
Singing in the shower, it’s the song I showed you years ago
– I te waiata i te kaukau, koinei te waiata i whakaaturia e au ki a koe i nga tau kua hipa
It’s nice to know you listen to it after all this time
– He pai ki te mohio ka whakarongo koe ki a ia i muri i tenei wa katoa
I put your clothes on the dresser with your 60 day chip
– Hoatu e ahau o koutou kakahu i runga i te dresser ki tou maramara 60 ra
And your broken gold chain, your unpaid parking ticket
– Me tō mekameka koura pakaru, tō tīkiti tūnga kore utu
I notice everything about you, I can’t help it
– Ka kite ahau i nga mea katoa e pa ana ki a koe, kaore e taea e au te awhina
It’s not a choice, it’s been this way since we met
– Ehara i te mea he kōwhiringa, kua penei mai i te wā i tūtaki ai mātou
‘Cause I love you, and every day
– ‘Nā te mea e aroha ana ahau ki a koe, ā, ia rā
That I knew and didn’t say
– I mohio ahau a kihai I mea
Is a crying shame
– He whakama tangi
It’s a crime
– He hara
A waste of space
– He ururua o te mokowā
Lost time
– Te wā kua ngaro
