Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
What you doin’, Papa?
– He aha te Mahi a Koe, E Papa?
Hi
– Hi
No, uh-uh, say hi
– No, uh-uh, mea hi
Hi
– Hi
Don’t you know I’m no good for you?
– Kaore koe e mohio kaore au i te pai ki a koe?
I’ve learned to lose you, can’t afford to
– Kua ako ahau ki te ngaro ia koe, e kore e taea e utu ki
Tore my shirt to stop you bleedin’
– I haehae i taku koti kia kore ai koe e toto
But nothin’ ever stops you leavin’
– Engari kaore he mea e mutu i a koe e haere ana
Quiet when I’m comin’ home and I’m on my own
– Kia marino, ina hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga, ā, ko au anake
You never got to meet Papa (I could lie, say I like it like that)
– Kāore koe i tūtaki Ki A Papa (I could lie, say i like it like that)
He sweet proper, he keep Mama on my toes (like it like that)
– He reka ia, ka pupuri Ia Mama i runga i toku waewae (rite te reira rite taua)
I needed help, you booked a flight (I could lie, and say I like it like that)
– I hiahia ahau ki te awhina, ka tono koe i tetahi rerenga (ka taea e au te teka, me te mea e pai ana ahau ki taua mea)
In three days, you’d meet Papa (like it like that, mm)
– I roto i nga ra e toru, ka tutaki koe Ki A Papa (penei i taua mea, mm)
The waiting, the gazing
– Ko te tatari, ko te titiro
The painting, the raging
– Ko te pikitia, ko te riri
The ravin’, the pacing
– Ko te ravin’, ko te pacing
The praying, the shaking
– Ko te inoi, ko te wiri
I must admit, I was breaking
– Me whakaae ahau, i pakaru ahau
I must admit, I was taking
– Me whakaae ahau, i tango ahau
I must admit, my heart was racing
– Me whakaae ahau, he whakataetae taku ngakau
Telephone ring
– Mowhiti waea
He didn’t make it
– Kāore i taea e ia
I just believed you wakin’
– I whakapono noa ahau kei teak koe
A memory in the makin’
– He mahara i te makin’
Call me
– Karanga mai ki ahau
Won’t you call me? (Call)
– E kore koe e karanga ki ahau? (Karanga)
No, you gone
– Kāore, kua haere koe
Are you gone already? (Don’t you know too much already?)
– Kua haere kē koe? (Kāore koe i te mōhio nui rawa?)
I’ll only hurt you if you let me
– Ka whara noa ahau ki a koe ki te tukua ahau e koe
Call me friend, but keep me closer (call me back)
– Karangatia ahau hoa, engari kia mau ki ahau tata (karangatia ahau hoki)
And I’ll call you when the party’s over
– A ka karanga ahau ki a koe ina mutu te rōpū
Quiet when I’m coming home and I’m on my own
– Kia ora, ina hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga, ā, ko au anake
So deal, Nika
– Na mahi, Nika
Yes real, Nika (I could lie, say I like it like that)
– Ae tūturu, Nika (i taea e ahau te teka, mea ahau rite reira rite taua)
Don’t stress, Onika
– Kaua e ahotea, Onika
So blessed, Onika (like it like that)
– Na manaakitia, Onika (rite te reira rite taua)
Today, it’s 12-3-23 (I could lie, say I like it like that)
– I teie mahana, te reira 12-3-23 (taea e ahau te teka, mea ahau rite reira rite taua)
Your baby’s three
– E toru o tō pēpi
He’s the best, Onika (like it like that)
– Ko Ia te pai, Onika (rite te reira rite taua)
Set me, set me, set me free
– Tukua ahau, tukua ahau, tukua ahau kia haere noa
Why didn’t you come back to get me?
– He aha koe i hoki mai ai ki te tiki i ahau?
Let me, let me, let me be (let me be)
– Kia ahau, kia ahau, kia ahau (kia ahau)
Why would anyone want to love me?
– He aha te tangata e hiahia ana ki te aroha ki ahau?
Rich, yes, but are you happy? (Rich, yes, but are you happy?)
– He taonga, ae, engari he harikoa koe? (He taonga, ae, engari he harikoa koe?)
All this guilt you carry is heavy (all of this guilt is heavy)
– He taumaha tenei hara katoa e kawea ana e koe (he taumaha katoa tenei hara)
You’ve already made your peace with me
– Kua oti kē i a koe te whakarite rongo ki ahau
One day you’ll have to forgive Mommy
– I tētahi rā me murua e Koe A Māmā
But she knows you know too much already
– Engari e mohio ana ia e mohio ana koe rawa nui
I’ll only hurt you if you let me
– Ka whara noa ahau ki a koe ki te tukua ahau e koe
Call me friend, but keep me closer (call me back)
– Karangatia ahau hoa, engari kia mau ki ahau tata (karangatia ahau hoki)
And I’ll call you when the party’s over
– A ka karanga ahau ki a koe ina mutu te rōpū
Quiet when I’m coming home and I’m on my own
– Kia ora, ina hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga, ā, ko au anake
And I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
– A ka taea e au te teka, te mea he pai ki ahau, he pai ki ahau
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
– Ka taea e au te teka, te mea he pai ki ahau, he pai ki ahau
Nothin’ is better sometimes
– Kāore he mea pai ake i ētahi wā
Once we’ve both said our goodbyes
– Kia kua mea e rua tatou i to tatou poroporoaki
Let’s just let it go
– Kia waiho noa iho
Let me let you go
– Tukua ahau kia haere koe
Quiet when I’m comin’ home and I’m on my own
– Kia marino, ina hoki mai ahau ki te kāinga, ā, ko au anake
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
– Ka taea e au te teka, te mea he pai ki ahau, he pai ki ahau
I could lie, say I like it like that, like it like that
– Ka taea e au te teka, te mea he pai ki ahau, he pai ki ahau
