Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
She knows
– E mōhio ana ia
She knows, ayy
– E mohio ana ia, ayy
Bad things happen to the people you love
– Ko nga mea kino ka pa ki nga tangata e arohaina ana e koe
And you find yourself praying up to heaven above
– A ka kite koe i a koe e inoi ana ki te rangi i runga
But honestly, I’ve never had much sympathy
– Engari he pono, kaore au i tino aroha
‘Cause those bad things, I always saw them coming for me
– ‘No te mea o aua mea kino, i kite tonu ahau i a ratou e haere mai ana ki ahau
I’m gonna run, run away (Oh, I), run run away, run away (Oh, I-I-I)
– Ka rere ahau, ka rere (Oh, I), ka rere, ka rere (Oh, I-i-i)
Run away and never come back (Well, alright)
– Rere atu, kaua hoki e hoki mai (Well, alright)
Run run away, run run away (Oh, I), run away (Oh, I-I-I)
– Rere rere atu, rere rere atu (Oh, I), rere atu (Oh, I-I-i)
Show ’em that your color is black (Well, alright)
– Whakaatu ’em e he pango tou tae (Pai, pai)
Damned if I do, damned if I don’t
– Ka kanga ki te mahi ahau, ka kanga ki te kore ahau e mahi
You know I got a girl back home
– E mōhio ana koe kua hoki mai tētahi kotiro ki te kāinga
You got a man, what you want, what you want?
– He tangata tōu, he aha tāu e hiahia ai, he aha tāu e hiahia ai?
What these bitches want from a nigga?
– He aha e hiahia ana enei bitches i te nigga?
On some DMX shit, huh
– I runga i ētahi dmx shit, huh
I know them other niggas love tricking
– E mohio ana ahau ki a ratou ētahi atu niggas aroha tinihanga
On some BMX shit, but not me
– I runga I te tahi mea BMX, engari e kore ahau
Now I’m sure you done heard about me
– Na e mohio ana ahau kua rongo koe mo au
A black star, Mos Def, Kweli
– He whetu pango, Mos Def, Kweli
Good so them bad hoes try me, they try me
– Pai kia tamata ratou hoes kino ahau, tamata ratou ahau
This is Martin Luther King in the club, getting dubs
– Ko Martin Luther King tēnei i te karapu, e whiwhi ana i ngā tāpaetanga
With a bad bitch in his ear, sayin’ that she down for whatever
– Ki te wahine kino i roto i tona taringa, mea e ia ki raro mo te mea katoa
In the back of his mind is Coretta
– Kei Muri o Tona hinengaro Ko Coretta
And she knows, she knows
– A e mohio ana ia, e mohio ana ia
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
– A e mohio ana ahau e mohio ana ia, a e mohio ana ahau e mohio ana ia
And deep down, she knows, she knows
– A, i roto i te hohonu, e mohio ana ia, e mohio ana ia
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
– A e mohio ana ahau e mohio ana ia, a e mohio ana ahau e mohio ana ia
Well, alright, oh, I, oh, I-I-I
– Well, pai, oh, i, oh, i-I-I
I can’t be what you want from me, well, alright
– E kore e taea e ahau te mea e hiahia ana koe i ahau, pai, pai
Oh, I, oh, I-I-I
– E, e, e, e, e-I-I
I can’t be what you want from me, well, alright
– E kore e taea e ahau te mea e hiahia ana koe i ahau, pai, pai
Damned if I do, shit, damned if I don’t
– Ki te mahi ahau, shit, damned ki te kore ahau
I’m passing up on bad hoes
– Kei te ngaro ahau i nga kutikuti makawe
Trying to be the man that she want, what she want?
– E ngana ana kia waiho hei tangata e hiahia ana ia, he aha tana e hiahia ai?
What she—What she want from a nigga?
– He aha ia-He aha tana e hiahia ana mai i te nigga?
To put a ring on it
– Hei whakanoho i tētahi mowhiti ki runga
Got a bitch on my dick right now
– He wahine i runga i taku peke i tēnei wā
And she just want to sing on it
– A e hiahia ana ia ki te waiata i runga i te reira
Got me up so high, tryin’ get a piece of that apple pie
– I piki ake ahau, i whakamatau ki te tiki i tētahi wāhanga o taua pīni aporo
I be up so high, tryin’ get a piece of that apple pie
– He nui rawa taku noho, e ngana ana ki te tiki i tētahi wāhanga o taua pīni aporo
Dancehall vibe with my pants on fire
– Te pūoro o te whare kanikani me aku pants i runga i te ahi
‘Cause I told her I was sleep
– ‘Nā te mea i kī atu ahau ki a ia e moe ana ahau
‘Cause I creep with this pretty young thing that I chose
– ‘No te mea e rere ana ahau ki tenei mea ataahua taitamariki i whiriwhiria e ahau
She could be doing the same thing, I suppose
– Ka taea e ia te mahi i te mea ano, whakaaro ahau
And she knows, she knows
– A e mohio ana ia, e mohio ana ia
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
– A e mohio ana ahau e mohio ana ia, a e mohio ana ahau e mohio ana ia
And deep down, she knows, she knows
– A, i roto i te hohonu, e mohio ana ia, e mohio ana ia
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
– A e mohio ana ahau e mohio ana ia, a e mohio ana ahau e mohio ana ia
Well, alright, oh, I, oh, I-I-I
– Well, pai, oh, i, oh, i-I-I
I can’t be what you want from me, well, alright
– E kore e taea e ahau te mea e hiahia ana koe i ahau, pai, pai
Oh, I, oh, I-I-I
– E, e, e, e, e-I-I
I can’t be what you want from me, well, alright
– E kore e taea e ahau te mea e hiahia ana koe i ahau, pai, pai
Niggas say, “Turn up,” hoes say, “Turn up”
– Ka mea nga negro, ” Tahuri ki runga,” ka mea nga hoes, “Tahuri ki runga”
Only bad thing ’bout a star is they burn up
– Ko te mea kino anake ’bout a star is they burn up
Niggas say, “Turn up,” hoes say, “Turn up”
– Ka mea nga negro, ” Tahuri ki runga,” ka mea nga hoes, “Tahuri ki runga”
Only bad thing ’bout a star is they burn up
– Ko te mea kino anake ’bout a star is they burn up
Rest in peace to Aaliyah
– Okioki i runga i Te rangimarie ki Aaliyah
Rest in peace to Left Eye (Left Eye)
– Okioki i roto i te rangimarie Ki Te Kanohi Maui (Kanohi Maui)
Michael Jackson, I’ll see ya
– Michael Jackson, ka kite ahau i a koe
Just as soon as I die (I die)
– I te wa e mate ana ahau (I die)
Got me up so high, tryin’ get a piece of that apple pie, uh
– ‘a’ole hiki iā’oe ke ho’ohana i nā mea kū’ai aku, ‘o ka mea kū’ai aku
I be up so high, tryin’ get a piece of that apple pie
– He nui rawa taku noho, e ngana ana ki te tiki i tētahi wāhanga o taua pīni aporo
Got me up so high, tryin’ get a piece of that apple pie, uh
– ‘a’ole hiki iā’oe ke ho’ohana i nā mea kū’ai aku, ‘o ka mea kū’ai aku
I be up so high, tryin’ get a piece of that apple pie
– He nui rawa taku noho, e ngana ana ki te tiki i tētahi wāhanga o taua pīni aporo
Well, alright, oh, I, oh, I-I-I
– Well, pai, oh, i, oh, i-I-I
I can’t be what you want from me, well, alright
– E kore e taea e ahau te mea e hiahia ana koe i ahau, pai, pai
Oh, I, oh, I-I-I
– E, e, e, e, e-I-I
I can’t be what you want from me, well, alright
– E kore e taea e ahau te mea e hiahia ana koe i ahau, pai, pai
Run away, run away— Back
– Rere atu, rere Atu-Hoki
Run away, run away— Back
– Rere atu, rere Atu-Hoki
Run away, run away— Back
– Rere atu, rere Atu-Hoki
Run away, run away— Back
– Rere atu, rere Atu-Hoki
