Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Oh, oh
– Aue, aue
Mmm, mmm
– Mmm, mmm
From Bamenda, it’s Libianca
– Mai I Bamenda, Ko Libianca
Oh-wa (a-yo, Mage, do yo’ thang)
– Oh-wa (a-yo, Mage, do yo’ thang)ko te Mea nui, ko te Mea nui, ko te Mea nui.
I’ve been drinking more alcohol for the past five days
– Kua inu ahau i etahi atu waipiro mo nga ra e rima kua hipa
Did you check on me?
– I tirohia e koe i runga i ahau?
Now, did you look for me?
– Na, i rapu koe i ahau?
I walked in the room, eyes are red, and I don smoke banga
– I haere ahau i roto i te ruma, he whero nga kanohi, a ka mau ahau ki te paowa banga
Did you check on me? (Did you check on me?)
– I tirohia e koe i runga i ahau? (I tirohia e koe ki ahau?)
Now, did you notice me?
– Na, i kite koe i ahau?
Nobody wey know the paranoia, oh
– Kaore he tangata e mohio ana ki te paranoia, oh
‘Cause I put a smile on my face
– ‘Na te mea ka ataata ahau ki toku mata
A facade you can never face (hoo)
– He mata e kore e taea e koe te mata (hoo)
And if you don’t know me well, well, oh
– A ki te kore koe e mohio ki ahau, pai, oh
You won’t see how buried I am inside my grave
– E kore koe e kite i te tanumanga o ahau i roto i toku urupa
Inside my grave
– I roto i toku urupa
‘Cause you see people, people, people, people
– ‘No te mea ka kite koe i te tangata, i te tangata, i te tangata, i te tangata
Who don’t really know you
– Ko wai e kore e tino mohio ki a koe
They don’t really know you
– Kaore ratou e tino mohio ki a koe
‘Cause you see people, people, people
– ‘No te mea ka kite koe i te tangata, i te tangata, i te tangata
They don’t really know you
– Kaore ratou e tino mohio ki a koe
They don’t really know
– Kaore ratou e tino mohio
I’ve been drinking more alcohol for the past five days
– Kua inu ahau i etahi atu waipiro mo nga ra e rima kua hipa
Did you check on me?
– I tirohia e koe i runga i ahau?
Now, did you look for me?
– Na, i rapu koe i ahau?
I walked in the room, eyes are red, and I don smoke banga
– I haere ahau i roto i te ruma, he whero nga kanohi, a ka mau ahau ki te paowa banga
Did you check on me? (Did you check on me?)
– I tirohia e koe i runga i ahau? (I tirohia e koe ki ahau?)
Now, did you notice me?
– Na, i kite koe i ahau?
Oh, Holy Father
– E Te Matua Tapu
Oh, Holy Father, I di try for hold my head
– E Te Matua Tapu, ka ngana ahau ki te pupuri i toku mahunga
I say make you no leave me diko
– Ka mea ahau kia kaua koe e whakarere i ahau diko
Oh, Holy Father, yeah-yeah
– E Te Matua tapu, yeah-yeah
Oh, make you try fo understand
– Aue, kia tamata koe fo matau
Yahoo girl, no dey for here (oh, yeah)
– Yahoo girl, kahore dey hoki konei (aue, ae)
‘Cause you see people, people, people, people
– ‘No te mea ka kite koe i te tangata, i te tangata, i te tangata, i te tangata
Who don’t really know you (they don’t really know you)
– Ko wai e kore e tino mohio ki a koe (kaore ratou e tino mohio ki a koe)
They don’t really know you (know-oh)
– Kaore ratou e tino mohio ki a koe (know-oh)
‘Cause you see people, people, people
– ‘No te mea ka kite koe i te tangata, i te tangata, i te tangata
They don’t really know you (mhm)
– Kaore ratou e tino mohio ki a koe (mhm)
They don’t really know-
– Kaore ratou e tino mohio-
I’ve been drinking more alcohol for the past five days (yeah, yeah)
– Kua inu ahau i etahi atu waipiro mo nga ra e rima kua hipa (yeah, yeah)
Did you check on me?
– I tirohia e koe i runga i ahau?
Now, did you look for me?
– Na, i rapu koe i ahau?
I walked in the room, eyes are red, and I don smoke banga
– I haere ahau i roto i te ruma, he whero nga kanohi, a ka mau ahau ki te paowa banga
Did you check on me? (Did you check on me?)
– I tirohia e koe i runga i ahau? (I tirohia e koe ki ahau?)
Now, did you notice me?
– Na, i kite koe i ahau?
I’ve been drinking more alcohol for the past five days (mm-hmm)
– Kua inu ahau i etahi atu waipiro mo nga ra e rima kua hipa (mm-hmm)
Did you check on me?
– I tirohia e koe i runga i ahau?
Now, did you look for me? (Oh)
– Na, i rapu koe i ahau? (Oh)
I walked in the room, eyes are red (and I don) and I don smoke banga
– I haere ahau i roto i te ruma, he whero nga kanohi (a ka mau ahau) ka mau ahau ki te paowa banga
(And I don’t) did you check on me? (Did you check on me?)
– (A e kore ahau e) i tirohia e koe i runga i ahau? (I tirohia e koe ki ahau?)
Now, did you notice me?
– Na, i kite koe i ahau?
I’ve been drinking more alcohol for the past five days
– Kua inu ahau i etahi atu waipiro mo nga ra e rima kua hipa
Did you check on me?
– I tirohia e koe i runga i ahau?
