Etiket: Korero

Topenga Ataata Kupu Tūpato Ugh, you came at a bad time – Ugh, i haere mai koe i te wa kino But you just crossed the line – Engari i whiti noa koe i te raina You wanna get wild? – E hiahia ana koe ki te whiwhi wild? Okay, I’ll show you wild –…

Topenga Ataata Kupu Tūpato I tried to hide but something broke – I whakamatau ahau ki te huna engari i pakaru tetahi mea I tried to sing, couldn’t hit the notes – I whakamātau ahau ki te waiata, kāore I taea te patu i ngā pūoro The words kept catching in my throat – I…

Topenga Ataata Kupu Tūpato Let me set you the scene – Tukua ahau ki te whakatakoto i te scene November, circa 2019 – Whiringa-ā-nuku, tata ki te 2019 Put a hole in my heart, watched it bleed – Kia mau ki toku ngakau, kia kite i te toto You said that we were better off…

Topenga Ataata Kupu Tūpato You were clever, knew when to deliver your lines – I mohio koe, i mohio koe ki te tuku i o raina And make it seem like you weren’t that bright – A kia rite ki te mea ehara koe i te mea nui You were better in every way by…

Topenga Ataata Kupu Tūpato Hot like a bullet flying too fast – He wera he rite ki te pupuhi e rere tere ana I couldn’t catch it, heart in the casket – Kāore I taea e au te hopu, te ngakau i roto i te pouaka You always knew it, the starring role – I…

Topenga Ataata Kupu Tūpato There’s a heat in the pavement, my mercury’s raising – He wera kei roto i te papa, kei te piki ake taku mercury Don’t know if it’s love or if it’s ovulation – Kaua e mohio mehemea he aroha he ovulation ranei When you’re holding a hammer, everything looks like a…

Topenga Ataata Kupu Tūpato Oh boy – E te tamaiti You said your phone was broken, just forgot to charge it – I kii koe kua pakaru to waea, kua wareware noa ki te utu Whole outfit you’re wearing, God, I hope it’s ironic – Ko te kakahu katoa e mau ana koe, E Te…

Topenga Ataata Kupu Tūpato Sixteen thousand square – Tekau mā ono mano tapawha Eight million up there, two million down here – E waru miriona ki runga, e rua miriona ki raro i konei When I was born, grandmama could see it – I taku whanautanga, ka kite a nana i a ia I be…

Topenga Ataata Kupu Tūpato My name is Pink and I’m really glad to meet you – He Mawhero toku ingoa, ā, he tino harikoa ahau ki te tūtaki ki a koe You’re recommended to me by some people – Ka tūtohutia koe ki ahau e ētahi tāngata Hey, ooh, is this illegal? – Hey, ooh,…