Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
The clock strikes upon the hour
– Ka pā te karaka ki te haora
And the sun begins to fade
– Ka tīmata te rā ki te ngaro
Still enough time to figure out
– He nui tonu te wā hei whakatau
How to chase my blues away
– Me pēhea te whai i aku blues
I’ve been alright up to now
– Kua pai ahau tae noa mai ki tenei wa
It’s the light of day that shows me how
– Ko te marama o te ra e whakaatu ana ki ahau me pehea
When the night falls, my lonely heart calls
– Ka taka te pō, ka karanga toku ngakau mokemoke
Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
– Aue, e hiahia ana ahau ki te kanikani ki tētahi
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te fe i te wera ki te tangata
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
– Ae, e hiahia ana ahau ki te kanikani ki tētahi
With somebody who loves me
– Ki tētahi e aroha ana ki ahau
I’ve been in love and lost my senses
– Kua aroha ahau, kua ngaro oku whakaaro
Spinning through the town
– Te hurihuri i te taone
Sooner or later, the fever ends
– I muri tata iho, ka mutu te werawera
And I wind up feeling down
– A ka mutu taku whakaaro
I need a man who’ll take a chance
– Me ahau he tangata e ka tango i te tupono
On a love that burns hot enough to last
– I runga i te aroha e wera ana kia roa
When the night falls
– Ka pō te pō
My lonely heart calls
– E karanga ana toku ngakau mokemoke
Oh, I wanna dance with somebody
– Aue, e hiahia ana ahau ki te kanikani ki tētahi
I wanna feel the heat with somebody
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te fe i te wera ki te tangata
Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody
– Ae, e hiahia ana ahau ki te kanikani ki tētahi
With somebody who loves me
– Ki tētahi e aroha ana ki ahau
Don’t you wanna dance, do you wanna dance
– E kore koe e hiahia ki te kanikani, e hiahia ana koe ki te kanikani
Don’t you wanna dance
– Kāore koe e hiahia ana ki te kanikani
Don’t you wanna dance, do you wanna dance
– E kore koe e hiahia ki te kanikani, e hiahia ana koe ki te kanikani
Don’t you wanna dance
– Kāore koe e hiahia ana ki te kanikani
Don’t you wanna dance, do you wanna dance
– E kore koe e hiahia ki te kanikani, e hiahia ana koe ki te kanikani
Don’t you wanna dance
– Kāore koe e hiahia ana ki te kanikani
With somebody who loves me
– Ki tētahi e aroha ana ki ahau
