Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Smoking weed with you
– Te momi tarutaru ki a koe
In the leaves, in the fall
– I ngā rau, i te ngahuru
In the yard with your dog, till the winter came
– I roto i te marae ki tou kuri, tae noa ki te hotoke i haere mai
I smoke with you, cuz you’ve taught me to
– Ka paowa ahau ki a koe, cuz kua whakaakona ahau e koe ki
To pass the time, in your living room
– Ki te haere i te wa, i roto i to koutou ruma noho
And I want it with you, so you’ll show me
– A e hiahia ana ahau ki a koe, na ka whakaatu koe ki ahau
How you do find, me amusing, amusing
– He aha koe i kite ai, he ngahau ahau, he ngahau
Before your shift
– I mua i tō huringa
Talking with you, in your bed I saw
– Korero ki a koe, i roto i to moenga i kite ahau
Your face turn red when I said what I want
– Ka whero tō mata ina mea ahau he aha taku e hiahia ai
Getting you to talk, to hear your ideas
– Kia rongo koe i ō whakaaro
So shy to my friends, even shy to me
– He tino whakama ki aku hoa, he tino whakama ki ahau
And I do believe in what you tell me
– A e whakapono ana ahau ki ta koutou e korero mai nei ki ahau
How you do find me amusing, amusing
– He aha koe i kite ai i ahau e ngahau ana, e ngahau ana
Before your shift
– I mua i tō huringa
Same thing today, the leaves changed again
– Ko te mea ano i tenei ra, ka huri ano nga rau
In your yard, your room
– I tō marae, i tō rūma
No reason to leave here soon
– No take ki te waiho i konei hohoro
