Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I’ll probably be a waste of your time, but who knows?
– Ka waiho pea e ahau he ururua o to wa, engari ko wai e mohio ana?
Chances are I’ll step out of line, but who knows?
– He tūponotanga ka puta atu ahau i te rārangi, engari ko wai e mōhio?
Lately, you’ve set up in my mind
– I nga wa tata nei, kua whakatauhia e koe i roto i toku hinengaro
Yeah, girl, you, and I like that
– Ae, e te kotiro, e koe, a he pai ki ahau
Lately, I’ve been thinking that perhaps I am a coward
– I nga wa tata nei, kua whakaaro ahau he tangata mataku pea ahau
Hiding in a disguise of an ever-giving flower
– E huna ana i roto i te whakapakoko o te puawai e tuku tonu ana
Incompetent steward of all of that sweet, sweet power
– He kaitiaki kore o taua mana reka, reka katoa
Yesterday was feeling so good, now it’s gone
– Inanahi i tino pai, inaianei kua ngaro
I’d feel like that always if I could, is that wrong?
– Ka rite tonu ki te mea ka taea e au, he hē?
Tell me ’bout the city you’re from
– Korero mai ki ahau ‘ bout the city you’re from
Is it hot? Does it snow there?
– He wera? Kei reira te hukarere?
Lately, I’ve been thinking ’bout my precarious future
– I ngā rā tata nei, e whakaaro ana ahau ‘mo taku heke mai pōhara
Will you be there with me by my side, my girl, my shooter?
– Ka noho koe ki ahau i toku taha, e taku kotiro, e taku kaipatu?
Who’s to say who calculates? Not me, I’m no computer
– Ko wai hei kī ko wai hei tātai? Ehara i ahau, kaore au i te rorohiko
Is it a crime to be unsure? (let me know, let me know, let me know, let me)
– He hara te kore e tino mohio? (kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau)
In time we’ll find (let me know, let me know, let me know, let me)
– I roto i te wa ka kitea e matou (kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau)
If it’s sustainable (let me know, let me know, let me know, let me)
– Ki te mea he tauwhiro (kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau)
You’re pure, you’re kind (let me know, let me know, let me know, let me)
– He ma koe, he atawhai koe (kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau)
Mature, divine (let me know, let me know, let me know, let me)
– Mature, atua (kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau)
You might be too good for me, unattainable (let me know, let me know, let me know, let me)
– Kia pai rawa koe mo au, kaore e taea (kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau, kia mohio ahau)
Maybe we get married one day, but who knows?
– Tērā pea ka marenatia tātou i tētahi rā, engari ko wai e mōhio?
Think I’ll take that thought to the grave, but who knows?
– Whakaaro ka tangohia e ahau taua whakaaro ki te urupa, engari ko wai e mohio ana?
I know that I’ll love you always
– E mohio ana ahau ka aroha tonu ahau ki a koe
Yeah girl you, and I’d like that
– Ae, e te kotiro, a e hiahia ana ahau ki taua
