Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
And I
– Me Ahau
—ing that I hold, I—
– – ing e mau ana ahau, I—
This ring that I hold, I—
– Ko tēnei mowhiti e mau ana ahau, I—
This ring that I hold, I—
– Ko tēnei mowhiti e mau ana ahau, I—
Give to you (To you with love)
– Homai ki a koe (Ki a koe me te aroha)
Break in, they ain’t let us in (This ring that I hold, I-)
– Eia kekahi, ‘oi aku ka maika’i o nā mea kū’ai aku, ‘oi aku ka maika’i
We passed on the settlement (This ring that I hold, I-)
– Haere matou i runga i te whakataunga (Tenei mowhiti e mau ahau, ahau -)
This path, I don’t recommend (This ring that I hold, I-)
– Tenei ara, e kore ahau e tūtohu (Tenei mowhiti e mau ahau, ahau -)
We passed what they expected, man (I walk up to the preacher man)
– I haere atu matou i ta ratou i tumanako ai, e te tangata (ka haere ahau ki te kaikauwhau, e te tangata)
I go, where they never can (Just to take your lovely hand)
– Haere ahau, te wahi e kore e taea e ratou (Tika ki te tango i to koutou ringa ataahua)
I float, I don’t ever land
– E rere ana ahau, e kore ahau e tau ki te whenua
When it’s dark, you don’t know where you goin’
– A, no te te reira pouri, e kore koe e mohio ki te wahi e haere koe’
Need a light bearer to lead you home (I walk up to the preacher man)
– Me te kaikawe marama ki te arahi ia koe ki te kāinga (haere ahau ki runga ki te tangata kaikauwhau)
I go, where they never can (Just to take your lovely hand)
– Haere ahau, te wahi e kore e taea e ratou (Tika ki te tango i to koutou ringa ataahua)
I float, I don’t ever land (I came to you with love)
– E rere ana ahau, e kore ahau e tau ki te whenua (i haere mai ahau ki a koe me te aroha)
When it’s dark, you don’t know where you goin’ (I came to you with love)
– A, no te mea he pouri, kaore koe e mohio ki te wahi e haere ana koe’ (i haere mai ahau ki a koe me te aroha)
Need a light bearer to lead you home
– Me te kaikawe marama ki te arahi ia koe ki te kāinga
Light ’em up, beam me up
– Ka whiti mai, ka whiti mai
The only G.O.A.T, the genius one
– Ko Te G. o. a. T anake, ko te genius one
They switchin’ sides, I seen it comin’
– Ka huri rātou i ngā taha, ka kite ahau i te mea e haere mai ana
The plot twist, a convenient one
– Ko te hurihanga o te kaupapa, he mea pai
Look, nobody finna extort me (I came to you with love)
– Nana, kahore he tangata e whakawhiu mai ki ahau (i haere mai ahau ki a koe me te aroha)
Even when they record me, I’ma keep it more G (I came to you with love)
– Ahakoa ka tuhi ratou i ahau, ka pupuri ahau I te Reira Atu G (i haere mai ahau ki a koutou ki te aroha)
Hand me a drink ‘fore I get more deep (I came to you with love)
– Homai he inu ki ahau i mua i taku hohonu ake (i haere mai ahau ki a koe me te aroha)
She hate sports unless she watchin’ from the floor seats
– E kino ana ia ki ngā hākinakina ki te kore ia e mātakitaki mai i ngā tūru o te papa
I hate that God didn’t make a couple more of me
– E kino ana ahau ki Te Kore Te Atua I hanga i te tokorua atu o ahau
And all my haters in the courts, act accordingly
– A ko aku hoariri katoa i roto i nga kooti, e mahi ana i runga i taua mea
They imitate the sound, call it forgery (I came to you with love)
– Ka tāruatia e rātau te oro, ka kīia he whakangahau (i haere mai ahau ki a koe me te aroha)
What we doin’ is more important, more importantly
– Ko tā mātou mahi he mea nui ake, he mea nui ake
Look where we made it to (I walk up to the preacher man)
– Titiro ki te wahi i hanga ai e matou (ka haere ahau ki runga ki te kaikauwhau)
Made waves that’s unmakeable (Just to take your lovely hand)
– Hanga ngaru e te unmakeable (Tika ki te tango i to koutou ringa ataahua)
Ye will is unbreakable
– E kore e taea te whati
Broke rules and bent corners in hopes of breaking through (I came to you with love)
– I takahia nga ture me nga kokonga piko i roto i te tumanako ki te pakaru (i haere mai ahau ki a koe me te aroha)
Basically, went out my way to make a way for you
– Fele, haere i roto i toku ara ki te hanga i te ara mo koutou
Basically, we finna take ’em higher places through it
– Fele, tatou finna tango ’em wahi teitei i roto i te reira
Way improved, and like a beta, we gon’ stay improvin’
– Ka pai ake te huarahi, ā, ka rite ki te beta, ka’ tū tonu’tātou
This the light that’s gon’ illuminate the way we movin’ (I came to you with love)
– Ko te marama tenei ka ‘maama i te huarahi e neke ana tatou’ (i haere mai ahau ki a koe me te aroha)
Trust in me, we going God mode, the theory’s proven
– Whakawhirinaki mai ki ahau, e haere Ana Mātou Ki Te aratau Atua, kua whakamatautauria te ariā
Light ’em up, beam me up
– Ka whiti mai, ka whiti mai
The only G.O.A.T, the genius one
– Ko Te G. o. a. T anake, ko te genius one
They switchin’ sides, I seen it comin’
– Ka huri rātou i ngā taha, ka kite ahau i te mea e haere mai ana
The plot twist, a convenient one
– Ko te hurihanga o te kaupapa, he mea pai
I walk up to the preacher man
– Ka haere ahau ki te tangata kaikauwhau
Just to take your lovely hand
– Just ki te tango i tou ringa ataahua
And give to you
– Hoatu ki a koe
I came to you with love
– I haere mai ahau ki a koe me te aroha
I walk up to the preacher man
– Ka haere ahau ki te tangata kaikauwhau
Just to take your lovely hand
– Just ki te tango i tou ringa ataahua
And I came to you with love
– Na ka haere mai ahau ki a koutou ki te aroha
