Eminem – Mockingbird Ingoa * Kupu tūpato & Korero Ingoa *

Topenga Ataata

Kupu tūpato

Yeah
– Yeah
I know sometimes things may not always make sense to you right now
– E mohio ana ahau i te tahi taime e kore e hanga tonu nga mea tikanga ki a koutou tika i teie nei
But hey, what daddy always tell you?
– Ko hey, he aha te papa korero tonu ki a koe?
Straighten up little soldier
– Tika ake hoia iti
Stiffen up that upper lip
– Stiffen ake e ngutu o runga
What you crying about?
– He aha koe e karanga e pā ana ki?
You got me
– Ka koe i ahau

Hailie, I know you miss your mom, and I know you miss your dad
– Hailie, e mohio ana ahau ki te mahue koe i tou mama, a ka mohio ahau ki te mahue koe i tou papa
When I’m gone, but I’m trying to give you the life that I never had
– A, no te haere ahau, engari e ngana ana ahau ki te hoatu ki a koutou i te ora e kore ahau i
I can see you’re sad, even when you smile, even when you laugh
– Ka taea e au te kite kei te pouri koe, ahakoa ka ataata koe, ahakoa ka kata koe
I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you want to cry
– Ka taea e kite ahau i te reira i roto i o koutou kanohi, roto hohonu e hiahia ana koe ki te tangi
‘Cause you’re scared, I ain’t there, daddy’s with you in your prayers
– ‘Meinga kei mataku koe, e kore te mea e ahau I reira, teti o ki a koutou i roto i ta outou mau pure
No more crying, wipe them tears, daddy’s here, no more nightmares
– No atu e karanga ana, horoia ratou roimata, teti te konei, kore ake ri’ari’ai
We gon’ pull together through it, we gon’ do it
– Tatou gon’ wahia tahi i roto i te reira, tatou gon’ rave i te reira
Laney uncle’s crazy, ain’t he? Yeah, but he loves you girl and you better know it
– Ko te haurangi a Laney uncle, ehara ia ia? Yeah, engari aroha ia koutou kotiro, me te pai mohio koe i te reira
We’re all we got in this world, when it spins, when it swirls
– E tatou katoa ka tatou i roto i tenei ao, ka āmio te reira, ka pekehoe reira
When it whirls, when it twirls, two little beautiful girls
– A, no te whirls reira, ka twirls reira, e rua kotiro ataahua iti

Lookin’ puzzled, in a daze, I know it’s confusing you
– Lookin’ maere, i roto i te daze, e mohio ana ahau te reira huanane koe
Daddy’s always on the move, mamma’s always on the news
– Ko nga wa katoa o te papa i runga i te nekehanga, ko mamma i nga wa katoa i runga i te korero
I try to keep you sheltered from it, but somehow it seems
– Tamata e ahau ki te pupuri i a koe te maru i te reira, engari te hopoia te mea te reira
The harder that I try to do that, the more it backfires on me
– Ko te uaua e tamata ahau ki te mahi i te, te atu backfires reira ki runga ki ahau
All the things growing up, his daddy, daddy had to see
– Ko nga mea katoa e tipu ake ana, ko tana papa, he papa ki te kite
Daddy don’t want you to see, but you see just as much as he did
– Papa e kore e hiahia ana koe ki te kite i, engari e kite koe i rite tonu te nui rite i ia
We did not plan it to be this way, your mother and me
– Kihai i whakamahere matou i te reira ki te waiho i tenei ara, tou whaea, me ahau
But things have gotten so bad between us, I don’t see us ever being together
– Ko nga mea kua whiwhi na te kino i waenganui ia tatou, e kore ahau e kite ia tatou ake te tahi
Ever again like we used to be when we was teenagers
– Ake ano rite whakamahia matou ki te kia ka ko matou taiohi

But then of course everything always happens for a reason
– Ko reira o te akoranga tupu tonu nga mea katoa mo te take
I guess it was never meant to be
– Te mana’o nei au e kore te auraa te reira ki te kia
But it’s just something we have no control, over and that’s what destiny is
– Ko te reira noa te tahi mea to tatou kahore mana, mo a e te ahainyu’anga ko
But no more worries, rest your head and go to sleep
– Engari kaua e manukanuka, okioki i to mahunga ka haere ki te moe
Maybe one day we’ll wake up, and this will all just be a dream
– Mahalo i tetahi ra ka ara ake tatou, a ka tika katoa tenei he moemoea

Now hush little baby, don’t you cry
– Na hushhush little baby, kaua koe e tangi
Everything’s gonna be alright
– Kia pai nga mea katoa
Stiffen that upper-lip up, little lady, I told ya
– Stiffen e runga-ngutu ake, little lady, ka korerotia e ahau ya
Daddy’s here to hold ya through the night
– Kei konei a papa ki te pupuri i a ya i te po
I know mommy’s not here right now, and we don’t know why
– E mohio ana ahau ehara a mama i konei inaianei, a kaore matou e mohio he aha
We fear how we feel inside
– E wehi ana tatou me pehea tatou e ite ai i roto
It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby
– Kia mea he iti haurangi, tamaiti pretty
But I promise momma’s gon’ be alright
– Ko fafau atu nei au i te gon o momma’ kia pai

Huh, it’s funny
– Tuari i, te reira rorirori
I remember back one year when daddy had no money
– Mahara ahau hoki kotahi tau ka i papa kahore moni
Mommy wrapped the Christmas presents up and stuck ’em under the tree
– Takaia Mommy nga hakari Kirihimete ki runga, ka titi ’em i raro i te rakau
And said, “Some of ’em were from me, ’cause Daddy couldn’t buy ’em”
– Na ka mea, ” Ko etahi O ‘Em i ahau,’ e kore i taea e meinga Teti hoko ’em”
I’ll never forget that Christmas, I sat up the whole night crying
– E kore ahau e wareware E Te Kirihimete, noho ahau ki runga i te po katoa e karanga ana
‘Cause daddy felt like a bum
– ‘Meinga ua teti Cause a’e
See daddy had a job
– Tirohia te papa i te mahi
But his job was to keep the food on the table for you and mom
– Ko tana mahi ko te pupuri i te kai i runga i te tepu mo koe me mama

And at the time every house that we lived in
– A i te wa nga whare i noho ai tatou i roto i
Either kept getting broke into and robbed
– Rānei i pupuri i te pae wahia ki a pahuatia
Or shot up on the block
– Ranei koperea ake i runga i te poraka
And your Mom was saving money for you in a jar
– Na tou Mama i whakaora moni mo koutou i roto i te oko
Tryna start a piggy bank for you, so you could go to college
– Tryna tīmata i te pēke piggy mo koutou, kia taea e koe te haere ki te kāreti
Almost had a thousand dollars ’til someone broke in and stole it
– Tata i te mano tara ‘wahia til te tangata i roto i a tahaetia ana e ia

And I know it hurt so bad, it broke your momma’s heart
– A e mohio ana ahau kino ia i te reira na kino, wahia ana e ia te ngakau o tou momma
And it seemed like everything was just startin’ to fall apart
– A au ra i te reira rite ko nga mea katoa startin tika’ ki te hinga motu ke
Mom and dad was arguin’ a lot, so momma moved back
– Mama me papa ko arguin’ he rota, na ka neke hoki momma
On the Chalmers in the flat one-bedroom apartment
– I te Chalmers i roto i te fare kotahi-whare moenga flat
And dad moved back to the other side of 8 Mile on Novara
– Na ka neke atu a papa ki tera taha o 8 Mile i Novara

And that’s when daddy went to California with his C.D
– A koinei te wa i haere ai a papa ki California me Tana C. D
And met Dr. Dre, and flew you and momma out to see me
– Na ka tutaki Ki A Dr. Dre, ka rere atu koe me momma ki waho kia kite i ahau
But daddy had to work, you and momma had to leave me
– Ko teti i ki te mahi, koe me momma i ki te waiho ahau
Then you started seeing daddy on the T.V
– Na ka tīmata koe te kitenga teti i runga i te T. V
And momma didn’t like it, and you and Laney were to young to understand it
– A kihai i momma rite reira, a ko koutou ko Laney ki taitamariki ki te matau i te reira
Papa was a rollin’ stone, momma developed a habit
– Papa ko te kohatu rollin’, whakawhanakehia momma te peu
And it all happened too fast for either one of us to grab it
– A tupu te reira katoa nohopuku rawa hoki rānei tetahi o tatou ki te hopu i te reira

I’m just sorry you were there and had to witness it first hand
– Au pouri noa ahau i reira koutou a i ki te whakaatu i te reira ringa tuatahi
‘Cause all I ever wanted to do was just make you proud
– ‘Meinga katoa ahau ake hiahia ki te mahi i te tika kia whakakake koutou
Now I’m sittin’ in this empty house
– Na ahau sittin’ i roto i tenei whare kau
Just reminiscing, lookin’ at your baby pictures
– Just reminiscing, lookin’ i tō pēpi pikitia
It just trips me out
– Te reira i tika haerenga ahau i roto i
To see how much you both have grown
– Ki te kite i te nui o koe e rua kua tupu
It’s almost like you’re sisters now
– Ko te tata rite koe tuahine i teie nei
Wow, guess you pretty much are, and daddy’s still here
– Wow, imi koe tino nui e, a te tonu teti konei
Laney, I’m talkin’ to you too, daddy’s still here
– Laney, au talkin ahau’ ki a koutou rawa, teti te tonu i konei
I like the sound of that, yeah, It’s got a ring to it, don’t it?
– Ahau rite te tangi o taua, yeah, ngā ka te reira i te mowhiti ki reira, e kore e mahi i te reira?
Shh, momma’s only gone for the moment
– Shh, ko momma anake i haere mo te waa

Now hush little baby, don’t you cry
– Na hushhush little baby, kaua koe e tangi
Everything’s gonna be alright
– Kia pai nga mea katoa
Stiffen that upper-lip up, little lady, I told ya
– Stiffen e runga-ngutu ake, little lady, ka korerotia e ahau ya
Daddy’s here to hold ya through the night
– Kei konei a papa ki te pupuri i a ya i te po
I know mommy’s not here right now, and we don’t know why
– E mohio ana ahau ehara a mama i konei inaianei, a kaore matou e mohio he aha
We fear how we feel inside
– E wehi ana tatou me pehea tatou e ite ai i roto
It may seem a little crazy, pretty baby
– Kia mea he iti haurangi, tamaiti pretty
But I promise, momma’s gon’ be alright
– Ko fafau atu nei au, gon o momma’ kia pai

And if you ask me too
– A ki te ui koe ki ahau rawa
Daddy’s gonna buy you a Mockingbird
– Pepa o papa hoko koe he Mockingbird
I’ma give you the world
– I’ma hoatu ki a koutou i te ao
I’ma buy a diamond ring for you, I’ma sing for you
– I’ma hoko i te mowhiti taimana mo koutou, i’ma waiata mo koutou
I’ll do anything for you to see you smile
– Ka mahi ahau i tetahi mea mo koe kia kite koe i te ataata
And if that Mockingbird don’t sing, and that ring don’t shine
– A, ki te kore taua Mockingbird e waiata, a kaore taua mowhiti e whiti
I’ma break that birdies neck
– I’ma whatiia e birdies neck
I’d go back to the jeweler who sold it to ya
– Hiahia haere ahau hoki ki te taonga nei hokona ana e ia ki a ya
And make him eat every karat, don’t fuck with dad (haha)
– Na kia kai ia i nga karat, kaua e fuck ki te papa (haha)