Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch
– He tangata kino koe, E Mr. Grinch
You really are a heel
– He tino hī koe
You’re as cuddly as a cactus, you’re as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch
– He rite tonu koe ki te kākahu, he rite tonu te charahua ki te angler, E Mr. Grinch
You’re a bad banana with a greasy black peel
– He panana kino koe me te kiri pango momona
You’re a monster, Mr. Grinch
– He kararehe koe, E Mr. Grinch
Your heart’s an empty hole
– He poka kau tōu ngakau
Your brain is full of spiders, you’ve got garlic in your soul, Mr. Grinch
– Kei te ki tonu tō roro i ngā pākoro, kei a koe te karika i roto i tō wairua, E Mr. Grinch
I wouldn’t touch you with a thirty-nine-and-a-half-foot pole
– E kore ahau e pa ki a koe ki te pou e toru tekau ma iwa me te hawhe-waewae
You’re a vile one, Mr. Grinch
– He tangata kino koe, E Mr. Grinch
You have termites in your smile
– Kei a koe nga termites i roto i to ataata
You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile, Mr. Grinch
– Kei a koe te reka o te ngoki moana, e Mr. Grinch
Given a choice between the two of you
– Ka taea e koe te whiriwhiri i waenga i a raua tokorua
I’d take the seasick crocodile
– Ka mau ahau ki te ngoki moana
You’re a foul one, Mr. Grinch
– He tangata kino koe, E Mr. Grinch
You’re a nasty-wasty skunk
– He tangata kino koe
Your heart is full of unwashed socks, your soul is full of gunk, Mr. Grinch
– E ki ana tou ngakau i nga hu e kore e horoia, e ki ana tou wairua i te hu, E Mr. Grinch
The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote, “Stink, stank, stunk”
– Ko nga kupu e toru e tino whakaahua ana i a koe e whai ake nei, a ka whakahua ahau, ” Stink, stank, stunk”
You’re a rotter, Mr. Grinch
– He tangata pirau koe, E Mr. Grinch
You’re the king of sinful sots
– Ko koe te kingi o nga sots hara
Your heart’s a dead tomato splotched with moldy purple spots, Mr. Grinch
– He tōmato mate tōmato tōmato tōmato tōmato tōmato tōmato tōmato tōmato tōmato tōmato, mr. Grinch
Your soul is an appalling dump heap overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable
– Ko tou wairua he puranga puranga whakamataku e rere ana ki te momo tino whakama o te paru kino e taea ana te whakaaro
Mangled up in tangled up knots
– Kua pakaru i roto i nga koropiko kua pakaru
You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch
– Ka whakapouri koe i ahau, E Mr. Grinch
With a nauseous super “naus”
– Ki te super nauseous ” naus”
You’re a crooked jerky jockey and you drive a crooked hoss, Mr. Grinch
– He tangata whakahi, he tangata whakahi, he tangata whakahi, E Mr. Grinch
You’re a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich
– E toru nga papa o te sauerkraut me te toadstool sandwich
With arsenic sauce
– Ki te ranu arsenic
