Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Sounds like you really could do
– He rite tonu ki te mea ka taea e koe
With a little reminder of who you’re talking to
– Ki te whakamahara iti o te tangata e korero koe ki
An honest woman
– He wahine pono
Always there to lend an ear
– I nga wa katoa i reira ki te tuku i te taringa
I dealt with you fairly, been patient, it’s true
– I mahi tika ahau ki a koe, kua manawanui, he pono
But remember, my deer
– Engari kia mahara, e taku reena
You’re in my zoo
– Kei roto koe i taku whare kararehe
Don’t you forget
– Kaua e wareware
You are my pet
– Ko koe taku mōkai
I say when to sit and stay
– Ka mea ahau ahea ki te noho me te noho
Roll over, or go fetch
– Hurihia, haere rānei ki te tiki
Don’t you forget
– Kaua e wareware
There’s no way out
– Kāore he ara atu
You’re a debtor ’til the day you settle your account
– He nama koe ‘ tae noa ki te ra ka whakatauhia e koe to kaute
I’ve served you faithfully for an age
– Kua mahi pono ahau ki a koe mo te tau
Obeyed demands, contained my rage
– Ngohengohe tono, i roto i toku riri
Went off the air for years on your behalf
– I haere atu i te rangi mō ngā tau i runga i tou ingoa
I know, and you’re so kind!
– E mohio ana ahau, a he tino atawhai koe!
And since you made me disappear
– A mai i te mea kua ngaro ahau i a koe
My name inspires much less fear
– He iti ake te wehi o toku ingoa
The least that you can do is fix my staff
– Ko te iti rawa ka taea e koe te mahi ko te whakatika i taku tokotoko
In due time
– I te wā tika
Sing along, dear, you know the words!
– Waiata mai, e te hoa, e mohio ana koe ki nga kupu!
Don’t you forget
– Kaua e wareware
I won’t forget
– E kore ahau e wareware
You are my pet
– Ko koe taku mōkai
Yours since we met
– Ko koe mai i te wā i tūtaki ai mātou
I say when to sit and stay
– Ka mea ahau ahea ki te noho me te noho
Play ball, or just play dead
– Tākaro pōro, tākaro noa mate ranei
Don’t you forget
– Kaua e wareware
I’m in your net
– Kei roto ahau i tō kupenga
The coop can’t be flown
– Kāore e taea te rere te coop
At least, not yet
– I te iti rawa, kaore ano
The moves you make are mine and mine alone
– Ko ngā nekehanga e mahia ana e koe ko taku me taku anake
Looks like you’ll have to do this on your own
– Titiro rite ka whai koe ki te mahi i tenei i runga i tou ake
Looks like I’ll have to do this on my own
– Te āhua nei me mahi au i tēnei i runga i taku ake
Fine
– He pai
