Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Feel it comin’ in the air (yeah)
– Kia mahara kei te haere mai i te rangi (yeah)
Hear the screams from everywhere (yeah)
– Whakarongo ki nga hamama i nga wahi katoa (yeah)
I’m addicted to the thrill (I’m ready)
– Kei te haurangi ahau ki te thrill (i’m ready)
It’s a dangerous love affair (come on)
– He aroha kino (haere mai)
Can’t be scared when it goes down
– Kaore e taea te mataku i te wa e heke ana
Got a problem, tell me now
– He raruraru, korerotia mai ki ahau inaianei
Only thing that’s on my mind
– Ko te mea anake kei roto i toku hinengaro
Is who’s gonna run this town tonight
– Ko wai ka whakahaere i tēnei taone i tēnei pō
Is who’s gonna run this town tonight
– Ko wai ka whakahaere i tēnei taone i tēnei pō
We gon’ run this town
– Ka whakahaerehia e mātou tēnei taone
We are, yeah, I said it, we are
– Ko mātou, ae, I mea ahau, ko mātou
This is Roc Nation, pledge your allegiance
– Ko Te Roc Nation tēnei, oati i tō pono
Get your fatigues on, all black everything
– Haere koutou rohirohi i runga i, pango katoa nga mea katoa
Black cards, black cars, all black everything
– Kāri pango, waka pango, pango katoa nga mea katoa
And our girls are blackbirds ridin’ with they Dillingers
– A ko ā mātou kōtiro he manu pango e eke ana ki a rātou
I get more in depth if you boys really real enough
– Ka nui ake taku hohonu ki te tino pono koutou tama
This is la Familia, I’ll explain later
– Ko la Familia tēnei, ka whakamārama ahau i muri mai
But for now, let me get back to this paper
– Engari i tēnei wā, tukua ahau kia hoki ki tēnei pepa
I’m a couple bands down and I’m tryin’ to get back
– He tokorua aku kapa i raro, ā, e ngana ana ahau ki te hoki mai
I gave Doug a grip and lost a flip for five stacks
– I hoatu e Ahau He hopu ki A Doug a ka ngaro I te hurihanga mo nga puranga e rima
Yeah, I’m talkin’ five comma, six zeros, dot zero, here Doug
– Ae, e kōrero ana ahau i te rima kōma, e ono kore, ira kore, i konei Doug
Back to runnin’ circles ’round n-, now we squared up
– Hoki ki te rere ‘circles’ a tawhio noa n -, inaianei kua tapawha matou ake
Hold up
– Kia mau ki runga
Life’s a game but it’s not fair
– He kēmu te ora engari ehara i te mea tika
I break the rules so I don’t care
– Ka takahi ahau i ngā ture nō reira kāore au e aro atu
So I keep doin’ my own thing
– Na ka mahi tonu ahau i taku ake mea
Walkin’ tall against the rain
– E haere ana ki runga ki te ua
Victory’s within the mile
– Ko te wikitoria kei roto i te mile
Almost there, don’t give up now
– Tata ki reira, kaua e whakarere inaianei
Only thing that’s on my mind
– Ko te mea anake kei roto i toku hinengaro
Is who’s gonna run this town tonight
– Ko wai ka whakahaere i tēnei taone i tēnei pō
Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
– Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
– Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
– Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
Is who’s gonna run this town tonight (hey-hey-hey-hey-hey)
– Ko wai ka whakahaere i tēnei taone i tēnei pō (hey-hey-hey-hey-hey)
We are, yeah, I said it, we are
– Ko mātou, ae, I mea ahau, ko mātou
You can call me Caesar, in a dark Caesar
– Ka taea e koe te karanga I ahau Caesar, i roto i te Caesar pouri
Please follow the leader, so Eric B we are
– Tēnā whai i te kaiārahi, na Eric B ko tatou
Microphone fiend, this the return of the God
– He rewera hopuoro, ko te hokinga mai o te Atua
Peace, God, ah, ah, it ain’t no nobody fresher
– E Te atua, E te atua, e te atua, ehara i te mea hou
I’m in Maison, ah, Martin Margiela
– Kei Maison ahau, ah, Martin Margiela
On the table, screamin’
– I runga i te tēpu, e hamama ana
“F- the other side, they’re jealous”
– “F – te tahi atu taha, kei te hae ratou”
We got a banquette full of broads
– I whiwhi mātou i tētahi hakari ki tonu i ngā kākahu
They got a table full of fellas (eww)
– Ka whiwhi ratou i te tepu ki tonu i te fellas (eww)
And they ain’t spendin’ no cake
– A kaore ratou e whakapau i te keke
They should throw their hand in
– Me maka e rātau tō rātau ringa ki roto
‘Cause they ain’t got no spades (eww)
– ‘No te mea kaore he papa (eww)
My whole team got dough
– I whiwhi taku kapa katoa i te paraoa
So my banquette is lookin’ like millionaires’ row (eww)
– Na kei te titiro toku banquette’ rite millionaires ‘ rarangi (eww)
Life’s a game but it’s not fair
– He kēmu te ora engari ehara i te mea tika
I break the rules so I don’t care
– Ka takahi ahau i ngā ture nō reira kāore au e aro atu
So I keep doin’ my own thing
– Na ka mahi tonu ahau i taku ake mea
Walkin’ tall against the rain
– E haere ana ki runga ki te ua
Victory’s within the mile
– Ko te wikitoria kei roto i te mile
Almost there, don’t give up now
– Tata ki reira, kaua e whakarere inaianei
Only thing that’s on my mind
– Ko te mea anake kei roto i toku hinengaro
Is who’s gonna run this town tonight
– Ko wai ka whakahaere i tēnei taone i tēnei pō
Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
– Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
– Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
– Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
Is who’s gonna run this town tonight (hey-hey-hey-hey-hey)
– Ko wai ka whakahaere i tēnei taone i tēnei pō (hey-hey-hey-hey-hey)
It’s crazy how you can go from bein’ Joe Blow
– He mea poauau me pēhea e taea ai e koe te haere mai i te bein ‘ Joe Blow
To everybody on your d-, no h-
– Ki te katoa i runga i tou d -, kahore h-
I bought my whole family whips, no Volvos
– I hokona e au aku whiu whānau katoa, kāore He Volvos
Next time I’m in church, please, no photos
– Next time i’m in church, tēnā, kahore he whakaahua
Police escorts, everybody passports
– Escorts pirihimana, uruwhenua katoa
This the life that everybody ask for
– Ko te oranga tēnei e tonoa ana e te katoa
This the fast life, we are on a crash course
– Tenei te ora nohopuku, ko tatou i runga i te akoranga crash
What you think I rap for, to push a f- RAV4?
– He aha to whakaaro ka rap ahau mo, ki te pana i te f-RAV4?
But I know that if I stay stunting
– Engari e mohio ana ahau ki te noho tonu ahau
All these girls only gon’ want one thing
– Ko enei kotiro katoa ka hiahia noa ki tetahi mea
I can spend my whole life goodwill hunting
– Ka taea e au te whakapau i taku oranga katoa ki te hopu i te pai
Only good gon’ come is this good when I’m c-
– Ko te mea pai anake ka tae mai ko te mea pai ina c ahau-
She got a ass that’ll swallow up a G-string
– Ka whiwhi ia i tētahi kaihe ka horomia e Ia Tētahi aho G
And up top, uh, two bee stings
– A ki runga, uh, e rua nga wero a te pi
And I’m beasting off the Riesling
– A kei te patu ahau i te Riesling
And my n- just made it out the precinct
– A ko taku n – i puta noa i te rohe
We give a damn about the drama that your dude bring
– Ka hoatu e matou he kanga mo te whakaari e kawea mai ana e to tangata
I’m just tryin’ to change the color on your mood ring
– Kei te ngana noa ahau ki te huri i te tae i runga i to mowhiti wairua
Reebok, baby, you need to try some new things
– Reebok, baby, e hiahia ana koe ki te tamata i te tahi mau mea hou
Have you ever had shoes without shoe strings?
– Kua whai hu koe, kahore he aho hu?
“What’s that, Ye?”, “Baby, these heels”
– “He aha tērā, E?”Pēpi, ēnei rekereke”
“Is that a May- what?”, “Baby, these wheels”
– “Ko Te Mea Pea-he aha?”Pēpi, ēnei wira”
You trippin’ when you ain’t sippin’, have a refill
– Koe trippin ‘ka kore koe e sippin’, whai i te whakakī
You feelin’ like you runnin’, huh? Now you know how we feel
– Ka rite ki te rere koe, huh? Na e mohio ana koe pehea fe tatou
What’s up?
– He aha te ake?
Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
– Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
– Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
– Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
– Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
What’s up?
– He aha te ake?
Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
– Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
– Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
– Hey-hey-hey-hey-hey-hey
We gon’ run this town tonight
– Ka whakahaerehia e mātou tēnei taone i tēnei pō
What’s up?
– He aha te ake?
