Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Let’s get the party started
– Kia tīmata te pāti
See you at the bar, you was hardly talkin’
– Kite koe i te pae, ko koe uaua korero’
That’s when I knew that your heart was scarrin’
– I reira ahau i mohio ai kua pakaru to ngakau
Friends to lovers, need a part to star in, like, “Wait, babe”
– Hoa ki te aroha, me te wahi ki te whetū i roto i, rite, ” Taria, babe”
Let me ask your pardon
– Tukua ahau ki te tono i to koutou murunga
This ain’t Gucci, this is Prada, darlin’
– Ehara tēnei I a Gucci, Ko Prada tēnei, e te aroha’
If you want somethin’, you can ask me, darlin’
– Ki te hiahia koe ki tētahi mea, ka taea e koe te ui mai ki ahau, darlin
Then you started laughin’ ’cause you think I’m jokin’
– Na ka tīmata koe ki te kata, nā te mea e whakaaro ana koe kei te kata ahau
But lookin’ in your eyes is the best thing
– Engari ko te titiro ki ō kanohi te mea pai rawa atu
Brake lights giving you the red skin
– Rama Brake hoatu koe te kiri whero
You was in a bad mood from we stepped in
– Ko koe i roto i te huru kino i haere matou i roto i
Though you checked out ‘fore we even checked in
– Ahakoa i tirohia e koe ‘i mua i tirohia e matou i roto i
On the phone you gon’ vent to your best friend
– I runga i te waea ka haere koe ‘ vent ki tou hoa pai
The one who gave me the lecture, but I ain’t gon’ sweat you, babe
– Ko te tangata nana ahau i tuku te kauhau, engari e kore ahau e ‘ sweat koe, babe
I’ma let you catch up with your boy, undress you
– I’ma let you catch up with your boy, whakakakahu i a koe
And let me tell you why I’ma bless you
– A kia korerotia e ahau ki a koutou he aha ahau manaaki koe
It’s the way my mind is fallin’ away
– Ko te āhua o taku hinengaro e hinga ana
In my heart, I know
– I roto i toku ngakau, e mohio ana ahau
You feel the same when you’re with me
– Ka rite tonu to whakaaro ki a koe i a koe e noho ana ki ahau
You know I’m all you need
– E mohio ana koe ko ahau anake e hiahia ana koe
You’re where I wanna be
– Ko koe te wahi e hiahia ana ahau kia
My darling, can’t you see?
– E taku hoa aroha, e kore e taea e koe te kite?
I love you
– Aroha ana ahau ki a koe
I love you
– Aroha ana ahau ki a koe
I love you
– Aroha ana ahau ki a koe
I love you
– Aroha ana ahau ki a koe
I love you
– Aroha ana ahau ki a koe
Fell into you
– I hinga ki a koe
Say you want me in the mood
– Mea e hiahia ana koe ki ahau i roto i te huru
Tryna hide my feelings for you
– Ka huna e Tryna aku whakaaro ki a koe
Don’t wanna argue, not with you
– Kaua e tautohetohe, kaua ki a koe
Tell me why you’re so in denial
– Korero mai ki ahau he aha koe i whakakahore ai
Hold me close, don’t tell me goodnight
– Kia mau ki ahau, kaua e korero mai ki ahau i te po pai
Are you down to get me?
– Kei raro koe ki te tiki i ahau?
Tell me when you’re ready, I’m ready (Yeah)
– Korero mai ki ahau ina rite koe, kua rite ahau (Yeah)
We can get into it or we can get intimate
– Ka taea e tātou te uru atu ki roto, ka taea rānei e tātou te noho piri
The shower when you sing in it
– Ko te kaukau ina waiata koe i roto i te reira
Better than Beyoncé, I like the sound of fiancée
– He pai ake I A Beyoncé, he pai ki ahau te tangi o te wahine whakaipoipo
You know it’s got a little ring to it
– E mōhio ana koe he mowhiti iti kei roto
And really when I think of it
– A, ina tino whakaaro ahau ki a ia
Growin’ up, I didn’t ever see marriages
– E tipu ana, kāore au i kite i ngā faaipoiporaa
No weddings, no horse, no carriages
– Kāore he marena, kāore he hoiho, kāore he waka
I wanna do things different and change the narrative
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te mahi i ngā mea rerekē me te huri i te kōrero
God knows you a wild child, beautiful child, I need your help
– E mohio ana te atua ki a koe he tamaiti mohoao, he tamaiti ataahua, e hiahia ana ahau ki to awhina
Looking like you come from the ’90s by yourself
– I te āhua nei i ahu mai koe i ngā tau 90 i a koe anō
My mum sixty-one and her favourite line to tell her son is
– Toku mama e ono tekau ma tahi, me tona aho tino ki te korero ki tana tama ko
Sometimes she wish that she had a girl
– I ētahi wā e hiahia ana ia kia whai kotiro ia
I wanna take you back to a time, back to a trip
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te kawe i a koe ki te wā, ki te haerenga
You had that white wine that I never got to sip
– He waina mā tōu kāore au i inu
And dinner wasn’t ruined ’cause you never got to pick
– A kihai i ngaro te tina ‘no te mea e kore koe i ki te tiki
I know that everybody told me that I’m sick ’cause
– E mōhio ana ahau i kī mai te katoa ki ahau he mate ahau nā te mea
It’s the way my mind is fallin’ away
– Ko te āhua o taku hinengaro e hinga ana
In my heart, I know
– I roto i toku ngakau, e mohio ana ahau
You feel the same when you’re with me
– Ka rite tonu to whakaaro ki a koe i a koe e noho ana ki ahau
You know I’m all you need
– E mohio ana koe ko ahau anake e hiahia ana koe
You’re where I wanna be
– Ko koe te wahi e hiahia ana ahau kia
My darling, can’t you see?
– E taku hoa aroha, e kore e taea e koe te kite?
(I love you) Me and you, never let me go
– (E aroha ana ahau ki a koe) ki ahau, ki a koe, kaua rawa ahau e tukua kia haere
(I love you) Me and you, I’ll tell you two times
– (E aroha ana ahau ki a koe) ahau me koe, ka korero ahau ki a koe e rua nga wa
Me and you, never let me go
– Ko au, ko koe, kaua rawa ahau e tukua kia haere
(I love you) Me and you, I’ll tell you two times
– (E aroha ana ahau ki a koe) ahau me koe, ka korero ahau ki a koe e rua nga wa
It’s me and you, never let me go
– Ko au, ko koe, kaua rawa e tukua ahau kia haere
(I love you) Me and you, I’ll tell you two times
– (E aroha ana ahau ki a koe) ahau me koe, ka korero ahau ki a koe e rua nga wa
Me and you, never let me go
– Ko au, ko koe, kaua rawa ahau e tukua kia haere
Me and you, I’ll tell you two times
– Ko ahau me koe, ka korerotia e ahau ki a koe e rua nga wa
I said lean with it, rock with it (You’re the only one I want)
– Ka mea ahau okioki ki reira, toka ki reira (ko koe anake te kotahi e hiahia ana ahau)
Your finger, I can put a rock in it (You’re the only one I want, baby)
– Ka taea e au te whakauru i tetahi papa ki roto (Ko Koe anake te mea e hiahia ana ahau, e te peepi)
Finger, I can put a rock in it (You’re the only one I want)
– Maihao, ka taea e au te whakauru i tetahi toka ki roto (Ko Koe anake te mea e hiahia ana ahau)
Banker, they can put a block in it (You’re the only one I want, baby)
– Panuku, ka taea e ratou te whakauru i tetahi poraka ki roto (Ko Koe anake te mea e hiahia ana ahau, baby)
Said rock with it, bounce with it (You’re the only one I want)
– Ka mea a rock ki a ia, peke ki a ia (Ko koe anake te mea e hiahia ana ahau)
Your left wrist, I can put my house in it (You’re the only one I want, baby)
– Ka taea e au te whakauru i taku whare ki roto (Ko Koe anake taku e hiahia ana, e te peepi)
You wanna let babe, I can put my house in it (You’re the only one I want)
– E hiahia ana koe ki te tuku i a babe, ka taea e au te whakauru i taku whare ki roto (Ko Koe anake taku e hiahia ana)
Babe, I could put my spouse in it (You’re the only one I want, baby)
– E tama, ka taea e au te tuku i taku hoa ki roto (Ko Koe anake taku e hiahia ana, e te tamaiti)
I said, shimmy-shimmy, yay, shimmy, shimmy-shimmy, yah
– Ka mea ahau, shimmy-shimmy, yay, shimmy, shimmy-shimmy, yah
5’9″, brown eyes, and she in it, in it
– 5 ‘ 9″, kanohi parauri, a ia i roto i te reira, i roto i te reira
Shimmy-shimmy, yay, shimmy, shimmy-shimmy, yah
– Shimmy-shimmy, yay, shimmy, shimmy-shimmy, ana i a ihowa
5’9″, brown eyes, innit, innit
– 5 ‘ 9″, kanohi parauri, innit, innit
Shimmy-shimmy, yay, shimmy, shimmy-shimmy, yah
– Shimmy-shimmy, yay, shimmy, shimmy-shimmy, ana i a ihowa
5’9″, brown eyes, and she in-in—
– 5 ‘ 9″, kanohi parauri, a ka ia i roto i-i roto i—
Shimmy-shimmy, yay, shimmy, shimmy-shimmy, yah
– Shimmy-shimmy, yay, shimmy, shimmy-shimmy, ana i a ihowa
5’9″, brown eyes
– 5 ‘ 9″, ngā kanohi parauri
