Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
The fact that Meghan Trainor is literally mother right now
– Ko Te mea ko Meghan Trainor te whaea i tēnei wā
I am your mother (I am your mother)
– Ko ahau tou whaea (I am your mother)
You listen to me (you listen to me)
– Whakarongo mai ki ahau (you listen to me)
Stop all that mansplainin’, no one’s listening
– Kati te tangata katoa e whakarongo ana, kahore he tangata e whakarongo ana
Tell me, who gave you the permission to speak? (Speak)
– Korero mai ki ahau, ko wai i hoatu ki a koe te whakaaetanga ki te korero? (Korero)
I am your mother (I am your mother)
– Ko ahau tou whaea (I am your mother)
You listen to me (shh)
– Whakarongo mai ki ahau (shh)
M-m-m-mister big boy, pullin’ up in your big toy
– M-m-m-mister big boy, e kukume ana i roto i tō taonga tākaro nui
Sayin’ all that blah-blah-blah, makin’ all that big noise
– Ka mea i te katoa o taua blah-blah-blah, hanga i te katoa o taua haruru nui
‘Cause you’re so frustrated, emasculated
– ‘No te mea he tino pouri koe, kua ngaro
‘Cause you got your shit called out by this little lady (my baby)
– ‘Nā te mea i karangahia koe e tēnei wahine iti (ku pēpi)
Yet your opinion’s so strong even when you’re wrong (when you’re wrong)
– Heoi he kaha to whakaaro ahakoa he he koe (i te wa e he ana koe)
Bet that feels like power to you (that feels like power to you)
– Bet e fe rite te mana ki a koutou (e fe rite te mana ki a koutou)
Must’ve forgot who you’re talkin’ to
– Kua wareware koe ki te tangata e kōrero ana koe
I am your mother (I am your mother)
– Ko ahau tou whaea (I am your mother)
You listen to me (you listen to me)
– Whakarongo mai ki ahau (you listen to me)
Stop all that mansplainin’, no one’s listening (shh)
– Kāti te katoa o taua mansplainin’, no one’s listening (shh)
Tell me, who gave you the permission to speak? (Speak)
– Korero mai ki ahau, ko wai i hoatu ki a koe te whakaaetanga ki te korero? (Korero)
I am your mother (I am your mother)
– Ko ahau tou whaea (I am your mother)
You listen to me (you listen to me)
– Whakarongo mai ki ahau (you listen to me)
You just a bum-bum-bum, bum-bum-bum
– Ko koe anake he bum-bum-bum, bum-bum-bum
You just a (you just a -), hey
– Ko koe anake a (ko koe anake a -), hey
Y’all need a masterclass from my man
– E hiahia ana koe ki tētahi akomanga rangatira mai i taku tangata
Learn how to satisfy like he can
– Ako me pēhea te ki te makona rite taea e ia
Ain’t tryna control me and own me like an old man on C-SPAN
– Kāore a tryna e whakahaere i ahau, e whai ana i ahau, pēnei i te kaumātua i RUNGA I TE C-SPAN
Bet you wish you could wife this
– Bet e hiahia ana koe e taea e koe te wahine i tenei
Stay mad, that’s priceless
– Noho haurangi, e te priceless
You with your God complex
– Ko koe me tō Atua matatini
But you can’t even make life, bitch (bitch)
– Engari kaore e taea e koe te hanga i te ora, bitch (bitch)
Yet your opinion’s so strong even when you’re wrong (when you’re wrong)
– Heoi he kaha to whakaaro ahakoa he he koe (i te wa e he ana koe)
Bet that feels like power to you (that feels like power to you)
– Bet e fe rite te mana ki a koutou (e fe rite te mana ki a koutou)
Must’ve forgot who you’re talkin’ to
– Kua wareware koe ki te tangata e kōrero ana koe
I am your mother (I am your mother)
– Ko ahau tou whaea (I am your mother)
You listen to me (you listen to me)
– Whakarongo mai ki ahau (you listen to me)
Stop all that mansplainin’ (ayy), no one’s listening (shh)
– Kāti te katoa o taua mansplainin ‘ (ayy) , no one’s listening (shh)
Tell me, who gave you the permission to speak? (Speak)
– Korero mai ki ahau, ko wai i hoatu ki a koe te whakaaetanga ki te korero? (Korero)
I am your mother (I am your mother)
– Ko ahau tou whaea (I am your mother)
You listen to me
– Whakarongo mai ki ahau
You just a -, hey
– Ko koe anake a -, hey
You just a bum-bum-bum, hey
– Ko koe anake te bum-bum-bum, hey
Ladies shake your -, hey
– E nga wahine ruru tou -, hey
Shake that bum, bum-bum-bum
– Whakapaia taua pōhēhē, pōhēhē-pōhēhē-pōhēhē
(You’re just a -)
– (Kei te tika koe a -)
