Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
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If they saw what I saw
– Ki te kite ratou i taku i kite ai
They would fall the way I fell
– Ka hinga rātou i te ara i hinga ai ahau
But they don’t know what you want
– Engari kaore ratou e mohio ki taau e hiahia ana
And baby, I would never tell
– A, e te tamaiti, e kore ahau e korero
If they know what I know
– Ki te mōhio rātou ki taku e mōhio nei
They would never let you go
– Kāore rātou e tuku i a koe kia haere
So guess what?
– Na matapae aha?
I ain’t ever lettin’ you go
– Kāore au e tuku i a koe kia haere
‘Cause your lips were made for mine
– ‘No te mea i hanga o koutou ngutu mo toku
And my heart would go flatline
– A ka haere taku ngakau ki te papa
If it wasn’t beatin’ for you all the time
– Ki te kore e whiua e koe i nga wa katoa
So if I get jealous, I can’t help it
– Na, ki te hae ahau, e kore e taea e ahau te āwhina i te reira
I want every bit of you, I guess I’m selfish
– E hiahia ana ahau ki a koutou katoa, ki taku whakaaro he tangata whaiaro ahau
It’s bad for my mental, but I can’t fight it, when
– He kino hoki toku hinengaro, engari e kore e taea e ahau te whawhai i te reira, ka
You’re out lookin’ like you do, but you can’t hide it, no
– Kei waho koe e titiro ana ki a koe, engari kaore e taea e koe te huna, kaore
Put you in a frame, ooh, baby, who could blame you?
– Hoatu ki a koe i roto i te anga, ooh, tamaiti, ko wai e taea te whakapae ia koe?
Glad your mama made you
– Kia hari i hanga koe e tou mama
Makin’ me insane, you cannot be explained, ooh
– Kia maamaa ahau, kaore e taea te whakamarama, ooh
You must be an angel
– Me waiho koe hei anahera
Every time the phone rings
– I nga wa katoa e tangi ana te waea
I hope that it’s you on the other side
– Ko te tūmanako kei te taha kē koe
I wanna tell you everything (‘thing)
– E hiahia ana ahau ki te korero ki a koe i nga mea katoa (‘thing)
Everything that’s on my mind
– Ko nga mea katoa kei roto i toku hinengaro
And I don’t want any other guys
– A kaore au e hiahia ki etahi atu taangata
Takin’ my place, girl, I got too much pride
– I te tango i taku wāhi, e te kotiro, he nui rawa taku whakapehapeha
I know I may be wrong
– E mohio ana ahau he he pea ahau
But I don’t wanna be right
– Engari kaore au e hiahia kia tika
‘Cause your lips were made for mine
– ‘No te mea i hanga o koutou ngutu mo toku
And my heart would go flatline
– A ka haere taku ngakau ki te papa
If it wasn’t beatin’ for you all the time, uh
– Ki te kore koe e whiua i nga wa katoa, uh
So if I get jealous, I can’t help it
– Na, ki te hae ahau, e kore e taea e ahau te āwhina i te reira
I want every bit of you, I guess I’m selfish
– E hiahia ana ahau ki a koutou katoa, ki taku whakaaro he tangata whaiaro ahau
It’s bad for my mental, but I can’t fight it, when
– He kino hoki toku hinengaro, engari e kore e taea e ahau te whawhai i te reira, ka
You’re out lookin’ like you do, but you can’t hide it, no
– Kei te titiro koe ki waho, engari kaore e taea e koe te huna, kaore
Put you in a frame, ooh, baby, who could blame you?
– Hoatu ki a koe i roto i te anga, ooh, tamaiti, ko wai e taea te whakapae ia koe?
Glad your mama made you
– Kia hari i hanga koe e tou mama
Makin’ me insane, you cannot be explained, ooh
– E kore e taea e koe te whakamārama, e te tangata, e te tangata, e te tangata, e te tangata, e te tangata, e te tangata, e te tangata, e
You must be an angel
– Me waiho koe hei anahera
Put you in a frame, ooh, baby, who could blame you?
– Hoatu ki a koe i roto i te anga, ooh, tamaiti, ko wai e taea te whakapae ia koe?
Glad your mama made you
– Kia hari i hanga koe e tou mama
Makin’ me insane, you cannot be explained, ooh
– E kore e taea e koe te whakamārama, e te tangata, e te tangata, e te tangata, e te tangata, e te tangata, e te tangata, e te tangata, e
You must be an angel
– Me waiho koe hei anahera
Owner of my heart, tattooed your mark
– E te rangatira o toku ngakau, tatu tou tohu
There for the whole world to see
– I reira kia kite ai te ao katoa
You’re the owner of my heart and all my scars
– Ko koe te rangatira o toku ngakau me aku tohu katoa
Baby, you got such a hold on me, so
– E te tamaiti, kua mau koe ki ahau, na
So if I get jealous, I can’t help it
– Na, ki te hae ahau, e kore e taea e ahau te āwhina i te reira
I want every bit of you, I guess I’m selfish (I guess I’m selfish)
– E hiahia ana ahau ki nga mea katoa, ki taku whakaaro he tangata whaiaro ahau (ki taku whakaaro he tangata whaiaro ahau)
It’s bad for my mental, but I can’t fight it, when
– He kino hoki toku hinengaro, engari e kore e taea e ahau te whawhai i te reira, ka
You’re out lookin’ like you do, but you can’t hide it, no
– Kei waho koe e titiro ana ki a koe, engari kaore e taea e koe te huna, kaore
Put you in a frame, ooh, baby, who could blame you?
– Hoatu ki a koe i roto i te anga, ooh, tamaiti, ko wai e taea te whakapae ia koe?
Glad your mama made you (glad your mama made you)
– Koa koutou mama hanga koe (koa koutou mama hanga koe)
Makin’ me insane, you cannot be explained, ooh
– Kia maamaa ahau, kaore e taea te whakamarama, ooh
You must be an angel (you must be an angel)
– Me waiho koe hei anahera (me waiho koe hei anahera)
Put you in a frame, ooh, baby, who could blame you?
– Hoatu ki a koe i roto i te anga, ooh, tamaiti, ko wai e taea te whakapae ia koe?
Glad your mama made you (glad your mama made you)
– Koa koutou mama hanga koe (koa koutou mama hanga koe)
Makin’ me insane, you cannot be explained, ooh
– Kia maamaa ahau, kaore e taea te whakamarama, ooh
You must be an angel
– Me waiho koe hei anahera
Jealous, but I can’t help it
– Hae, engari e kore e taea e ahau te tauturu i te reira
I want every bit of you, I guess I’m selfish
– E hiahia ana ahau ki a koutou katoa, ki taku whakaaro he tangata whaiaro ahau
