Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
This is God’s plan, He said it to me
– Ko Te mahere Tenei A Te Atua, ka mea ia ki ahau
An angel either side of my bed in a dream
– He anahera i ngā taha e rua o taku moenga i roto i te moemoea
Singin’, “You don’t know what you’ve yet to achieve
– Waiata, ” E kore Koe e mohio ki te mea kua koe ano ki te whakatutuki
And you’re destined for some shit you would never believe”
– A kua whakaritea koe mo etahi mea e kore koe e whakapono”
Now the garden same size as Adam and Eve’s
– Na ko Te kari he rite tonu te rahi ki A Arama raua ko Iwi
I got trees, a forest, you better believe
– He rākau taku, he ngahere, he pai ake te whakapono ki a koe
For the bass and the treble, I treble the fee
– Mo te pahau me te pahau, ka pahau ahau i te utu
I can’t wish my ex the best, she would end up with me
– E kore e taea e ahau te hiahia i toku ex te pai, e mutu ia ki runga ki ahau
How can I sleep when there’s money to get with the team?
– Me pehea taku moe i te wa e whiwhi moni ana ahau ki te roopu?
You disrespect the 16, your head on a beam
– E whakahawea ana koe ki te 16, ki tou matenga i runga i te poutū
For the lust of the money, the head of the Queen
– Mo te hiahia o te Moni, ko Te upoko O Te Kuini
I done shit I didn’t think I could ever redeem
– I mahi ahau i te mea kaore au I whakaaro ka taea e au te whakahoki
I’m from South where they struggle with sayin’ your name
– No Te Tonga ahau e whawhai ana ki te kī i tō ingoa
But it’s easy when pronouncin’ you dead on the scene
– Engari he ngāwari te whakahua i a koe i te wāhi
So when you see me on these stages steppin’ in clean
– Na, ina kite koe i ahau i runga i enei atamira steppin ‘ i roto i te ma
I hope
– Ko te tūmanako
You know it’s history in the makin’
– E mōhio ana koe he hītori tēnei i te makin’
Shall we make it? Oh God
– Ka taea e tātou? E Te Atua
Yeah
– Ae
And when they talk on my name in this country, they gon’ tell you that I’m already a legend (In the makin’)
– A, no te korero ratou i runga i toku ingoa i roto i tenei whenua, ka haere ratou’ korero ki a koutou e ahau kua he pakiwaitara (I roto i te makin’)
Streatham that I’m reppin’, clean steppin’, bro, you need to forget it
– Streatham e ahau reppin’, steppin ma’, bro, e hiahia ana koe ki te wareware i te reira
Fuck eco-friendly, my car eco-aggressive (Yeah)
– Fuck eco-friendly, toku motokā eco-aggressive (Ae)
And my ego aggressive (Yeah), you better leave me a message
– A ko taku ego aggressive (Ae), me waiho e koe he karere ki ahau
Yeah, you’ve done it for a year, but that ain’t impressive
– Ae, kua oti i a koe mo te tau, engari ehara i te mea whakamiharo
I give a fuck about success if it ain’t successive, that ain’t (History)
– Ka hoatu e ahau he fuck e pā ana ki te angitu, ki te kore te reira i muri, e kore e (Hītori)
City’s gonna listen on repeat (Yeah)
– Ka whakarongo anō te taone (Yeah)
Gone a couple summers, so they miss me on the beat (Woo)
– Kua pahemo nga raumati e rua, na ka mihi ratou ki ahau i runga i te patunga (Woo)
It don’t matter if she pretty and petite
– E kore e mea faufaa te reira ki te ia ataahua, me te petite
If she ain’t B, she can’t even kiss me on the cheek (Yeah)
– Mena kaore ia I Te B, kaore e taea e ia te kihi i ahau i runga i te paparinga (Ae)
Mum said, “Never build a house on sand”
– Ka mea a māmā, “Kaua rawa e hanga he whare ki runga onepu”
But I don’t think I listen cah the villas by the beach
– Otiia e kore ahau e whakaaro whakarongo ahau cah nga villas i te takutai
And I did it off of beats (Yeah), I just whip it and I screech (Yeah)
– A i mahia e au i runga i nga whiu (Ae), ka whiua e au, ka hamama ahau (Ae)
Any time you see my niggas in the streets
– I nga wa katoa ka kite koe i aku negro i nga huarahi
You know it’s history in the makin’ (Makin’)
– E mohio ana koe ki te hītori i roto i te makin’ (Makin’)
Shall we make it? Oh God
– Ka taea e tātou? E Te Atua
Ah
– Ah
Did I, did I get addicted to the life?
– I ahau, i whiwhi ahau i te haurangi ki te ora?
Well, it’s all that I wanted
– Well, te reira katoa e hiahia ana ahau
And it was fun for a while
– A he mea ngahau mo te wa
But history smiles on us
– Engari ka ataata te hītori ki a mātou
Now we’re on to somethin’
– Na kei te haere tonu mātou ki tētahi mea
On to somethin’ higher (Higher)
– I runga i ki te tahi mea’ teitei (Teitei)
Now hold my hand close
– Na kia mau ki toku ringa tata
I’m inspired
– He mea whakaaweawe ahau
And I’m holdin’ on to a version of our lives
– A kei te mau tonu ahau ki tētahi putanga o ō tātou oranga
Where you’re still mine
– Kei hea tonu koe
You know it’s history in the makin’ (Ooh)
– Kei te mohio koe ki te hitori i roto i te makin’ (Ooh)
Shall we make it? Oh God
– Ka taea e tātou? E Te Atua
Yeah
– Ae
My mum told me what my name really means and the powers just kicked in
– I korerotia mai e toku whaea ki ahau he aha te tikanga o toku ingoa a ka uru mai nga mana
Got me thinkin’ back to days when I was a victim to this ting
– I whakaaro ahau ki te hoki ki nga ra i ahau i te patunga o tenei ting
Thinkin’ I was keepin’ it balanced
– I whakaaro ahau kei te pupuri ahau i te taurite
I was even embarrassed, sellin’ CDs in Paris
– I whakama ahau, i te hoko Cd I Paris
But this music gave me everything I need in a marriage
– Engari i hoatu e tēnei waiata ki ahau ngā mea katoa e hiahiatia ana e au i roto i te faaipoiporaa
I can’t speak sideways on grime, jungle or garage
– Kāore e taea e au te kōrero ki te taha i runga i te paru, i te ngahere, i te karaka rānei
When I know that it’s the reason we managed to make (History)
– Ka mohio ahau koinei te take i taea ai e matou te hanga (History)
Don’t be a hero, I ain’t lookin’ to hurt anyone
– Kaua e waiho hei toa, kaore au e hiahia ki te whara i tetahi
I got a clean one, and I got a dirtier one
– He mea ma taku, he mea paru ake taku
I never see a man late to his own funeral, but
– Kāore au i kite i tētahi tangata i te mutunga o tana tangihanga, engari
I done see a man show up early to one
– I kite ahau i te tangata e whakaatu wawe ana ki te kotahi
I prefer the one that’s slim, but I don’t mind me the curvier one, yeah
– E pai ana ahau ki te mea he paku, engari e kore ahau e whakaaro ki ahau te mea piko, ae
And I’m comin’ from the South of the river, where the sky is black
– A kei te haere mai ahau i te Tonga o te awa, kei reira te rangi he pango
If not for the history that we made, they wouldn’t like rap
– Ki te kore mo te hītori i hanga e matou, e kore e rite ratou rap
Niggas tryna water down our ting, it’s time to fight back
– Ko te wai o Niggas tryna ki raro i to tatou ting, te reira te wā ki te whawhai hoki
For seventy hours, I’ve been steppin’ with powers, and it’s definitely ours, it’s time
– E whitu tekau haora ahau e takahi ana i ngā mana, ā, ko tā mātou tonu, kua tae ki te wā
You mention my name, better know that you’re playin’ with pepper
– Ka whakahua koe i toku ingoa, kia pai ake te mohio kei te takaro koe ki a pepper
You borrowed a mil’, and I told him to pay me whenever
– I tonoa e koe he mil’, a ka mea ahau ki a ia ki te utu i ahau i nga wa katoa
Knew it was different from the moment we came in
– I mohio he rerekē i te wā i tae mai ai mātou
And you can call me ’cause I said it verbatim
– A ka taea e koe te karanga i ahau ‘no te mea i mea ahau i te reira i te kupu
The woman with me like a renaissance paintin’
– Ko te wahine ki ahau ano he peita renaissance’
I’m Michelangelo’s David
– Ko Ahau A Michelangelo A Rawiri
And any time you mention me in a statement, you better know that it’s
– A, i nga wa katoa e whakahua ana koe i ahau i roto i te korero, ka mohio koe he pai ake
History
– Hītori
