Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
On a lonely road I’m wildin
– I runga i te ara mokemoke ko ahau wildin
And I don’t know when I’m coming home
– Kāore au i te mōhio i te wā e hoki mai ana au ki te kāinga
I been fighting with these demons inside me
– I whawhai ahau ki ēnei rewera i roto i ahau
They been killing me inside on the low
– I patua ahau e rātau i roto i te iti
They wanna see a nigga retarded
– E hiahia ana rātou kia kite i tētahi nigga e whakaroa ana
They wanna see a nigga stay low ohh
– E hiahia ana ratou ki te kite i te nigga noho iti ohh
But I still stay up I’m shining
– Engari ka noho tonu ahau ki runga kei te whiti ahau
I’m livin no regret oh no oh
– E ora ana ahau, kahore he pouri, kahore
Εyε aborosan fi kεseε bi mu na yεte
– Ko te kanohi o te aborosan fi kesee bi mu na yete
Sε me twa mani hwε baabi aa nayε fri
– Ko ahau twa mani hwe baabi aa naye fri
Na wo hw3 dan bi mu
– Na wo hw3 dan bi mu ko te mea nui ko te mahi i te mahi
Nemu nipa bi aa wom aa
– Nemu nipa bi aa wom aa ko te mea nui ko te mea nui ko te mea nui
Na εny3 oo
– Ko te eny3 oo
Na sε me pue abɔnten na
– Ko te mea nui ko te mea nui
De3 nipa ho s3 me sere
– De3 nipa ho s3 me sere ko te tikanga o te kupu
Nso me tirim εyε εkuro bi
– Nso me tirim kanohi ekuro bi
Nso mentumi mpere
– Nso mentumi mpere ko te tikanga o te ture
Deε yε asoma no ɔnda
– Ko te mea e kore e taea e koe
Mebɔ birim sε mete kyekyire aa
– Ko te mea nui ko te kite i te kyekyire aa
Menyε sloww ο
– Ko Menye sloww te mea nui
Deε wanbrε no nεbεyε dede
– Dee wanbre no nebeye dede ko te mea nui o te ao
Meka masεm aa anka monyinaa mobεtwa so ne dede
– Meka masem aa anka monyinaa mobetwa na ne dede
Woka nsεm a
– Ko te Woka nsem a
Wa asεm nyε asεm
– Wa nye asem ko te mea nui
Yε sire wo hehe
– E te ariki, e hehe
Yεfa ɔbra no sε
– Ko te mea nui, ko te mea nui
Εwoɔ bi ne dua abele
– E rua ngā tau o abele
Sε wo famu na Nyame nhyira wo
– Ko te mea nui ko Te Mea nui
Pra woa noa aka
– Ko te hoa noa aka
Nti papa ne bone deε bεba bia fa
– Nti papa ne bone dee beba bia fa ko te mea nui ko te mea nui ko te mea nui ko te mea nui ko te mea nui
Here I’m just tryna feed my soul
– Here i’m just tryna whangai toku wairua
Me mema Mani s) de3 mew) oo
– Me mema Mani s) de3 mew) oo ko te tikanga o te tikanga o te tikanga o te tikanga o te tikanga
See me everyday I’m in my mind
– Tirohia ahau i nga ra katoa kei roto ahau i toku hinengaro
How I’m gonna grow my soul
– Me pēhea taku whakatipu i toku wairua
I’m doing all I can I’m trying
– Kei te mahi ahau i nga mea katoa ka taea e au
Before I’m dead and gone
– I mua i taku matenga, i taku wehenga atu
Mo mu bi nya me ay3 na mongyae me
– Mo mu bi nya me ay3 na mongyae me ko te mea nui ko te mea nui ko te mea nui
I cannot kill myself
– Kāore e taea e au te whakamate i ahau
Before I go ooh oh
– I mua i taku haere oh oh
Before I’m dead and gone
– I mua i taku matenga, i taku wehenga atu
Before I leave this earth
– I mua i taku wehenga atu i tēnei whenua
I was kid now I’m grown
– I a au e tamariki ana ināianei kua pakeke ahau
Before I go oh oh
– I mua i taku haere oh oh
I wanna use my time right
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te whakamahi i toku wa tika
Let bygones begone
– Kia tīmata te bygones
Before I’m dead and gone
– I mua i taku matenga, i taku wehenga atu
In this game i aim to be king not a pawn
– I tēnei kēmu e whai ana ahau kia kingi ehara i te pū
Grind from dusk to dawn
– Ka huri mai i te ahiahi ki te ata
And my faith was strong
– A he kaha toku whakapono
And the unexpected was drawn
– Na ka unuhia te ohorere
Deliver pain in my songs
– Whakaorangia te mamae i roto i aku waiata
Couple allegations was shun
– I karohia ngā whakapae tokorua
Stretched out my flesh and bones
– Totoro atu oku kikokiko me oku wheua
And i corrected my wrongs
– Na ka whakatika ahau i aku he
