Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
He said, “No lie, girl, you lookin’ sexy on the magazine, but what you doin’ after the photos?”
– Ka mea ia, ” Kahore he teka, e te kotiro, e titiro ana koe ki te maheni, engari he aha taau e mahi ana i muri i nga whakaahua?”
Looks like I’ll be in the covers with you practicin’ a new kinda promo
– Ka rite ki te mea ka noho au ki roto i nga cov me koe e mahi ana i tetahi momo whakatairanga hou
I said, “Baby, if you want, I’ll give you somethin’ you can hold on, you can feel for now, yeah”
– Ka mea ahau, “E Te Tamaiti, ki te hiahia koe, ka hoatu e ahau ki a koe tetahi mea ka taea e koe te pupuri, ka taea e koe te fe mo tenei wa, ae”
I said, “Baby, if you want, I’ll give you somethin’, but you only got me right now,” because
– Ka mea ahau, “E Te Tamaiti, ki te hiahia koe, ka hoatu e ahau ki a koe tetahi mea”, engari i whiwhi noa koe i ahau inaianei,” no te mea
I know love when it hits, when it hits, when it hits
– E mohio ana ahau ki te aroha ina patua, ina patua, ina patua
Yeah, I know love, yeah
– Ae, e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha, ae
Yeah, I know love when it hits, when it feels like this
– Ae, e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha ina patua, ina rite ki tenei
It’s a little like drugs
– He rite ki nga raau taero
Got you sick in the mornin’, down on your knees
– I mate koe i te ata, i runga i your turi
Yeah, you’re so fucked up fallin’ for me
– Ae, he tino kino koe ki ahau
I know love when it hits, when it hits, when it hits
– E mohio ana ahau ki te aroha ina patua, ina patua, ina patua
Yeah, I know love, I know love
– Ae, e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha, e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha
We started off friends, how we end up here?
– I tīmata mātou i ngā hoa, me pēhea tātou e mutu ai ki konei?
I don’t know, but I don’t see no problems
– Kāore au i te mōhio, engari kāore au i te kite i ngā raruraru
We started off friends, how you end up here next to me? (Honestly, this shit is crazy)
– I tīmata mātou i ngā hoa, me pēhea koe i te mutunga ki konei i taku taha? (Pono, he haurangi tenei shit)
I said, “You my type,” out in Mexico tonight
– Ka mea ahau, “Ko koe taku momo,” i Mexico i Tēnei pō
You said it was gon’ be quick, now we’re twelve months in, so
– Ka mea koe, ‘ kia tere, ināianei kua tekau mā rua marama mātou, nō reira
Everybody needs somebody they can hold down (Mm, yeah)
– E hiahia ana te katoa ki tētahi ka taea e rātou te pupuri (Mm, yeah)
Girl, stop actin’ like you’re tough and let your guard down
– E te kotiro, kati te mahi, me te mea he pakeke koe, me te tuku i to kaitiaki ki raro
I know love when it hits, when it hits, when it hits
– E mohio ana ahau ki te aroha ina patua, ina patua, ina patua
Yeah, I know love, yeah (I know love)
– Ae, e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha, ae (e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha)
Yeah, I know love when it hits, when it feels like this
– Ae, e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha ina patua, ina rite ki tenei
It’s a little like drugs
– He rite ki nga raau taero
Got you sick in the mornin’, down on your knees
– I mate koe i te ata, i runga i your turi
Yeah, you’re so fucked up fallin’ for me
– Ae, he tino kino koe ki ahau
I know love when it hits, when it hits, when it hits
– E mohio ana ahau ki te aroha ina patua, ina patua, ina patua
Yeah, I know love, I know love
– Ae, e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha, e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha
When it hits, I kn-kn-kn-kn-know
– A, no te patua te reira, i kn-kn-kn-know
When it hits, I kn-kn-kn-kn-know love
– A, no te patua te reira, i kn-kn-kn-know aroha
When it hits, I kn-kn-kn-kn-know
– A, no te patua te reira, i kn-kn-kn-know
When it hits, I kn-kn-kn-kn-know love (When it hits like that)
– A, No te patua te reira, I kn-kn-kn-kn-know love (A, No te patua te reira rite taua)
When it hits, I kn-kn-kn-kn-know (I know love)
– A, no te patu i te reira, i kn-kn-kn-know (e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha)
When it hits, I kn-kn-kn-kn-know love (I know love)
– A, no te patua te reira, i kn-kn-kn-kn-know aroha (e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha)
When it hits, I kn-kn-kn-kn-know (I know love)
– A, no te patu i te reira, i kn-kn-kn-know (e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha)
Yeah, I know love, I know love
– Ae, e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha, e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha
New love, new plans, new script
– Aroha hou, mahere hou, tuhinga hou
Yeah, it’s only the beginnin’, but it’s happening quick, boy (Mm)
– Yeah, te reira anake te timatanga’, engari te tupu te reira tere, tamaiti (Mm)
New nails, new hair, new tricks
– Nga whao hou, nga makawe hou, nga tinihanga hou
New positions that I put you on and then I put you in, like (Yeah, oh no)
– Ngā tūranga hou e hoatu e ahau ki a koutou, a ka hoatu e ahau ki a koutou i roto i, rite (Ae, aue kahore)
I know love when it hits, when it hits, when it hits
– E mohio ana ahau ki te aroha ina patua, ina patua, ina patua
Yeah, I know love, yeah (I know love)
– Ae, e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha, ae (e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha)
Yeah, I know love when it hits, when it feels like this
– Ae, e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha ina patua, ina rite ki tenei
It’s a little like drugs
– He rite ki nga raau taero
Got you sick in the mornin’, down on your knees
– I mate koe i te ata, i runga i your turi
Yeah, you’re so fucked up, falling for me
– Ae, he tino kino koe, e hinga ana ki ahau
I know love when it hits, when it hits, when it hits
– E mohio ana ahau ki te aroha ina patua, ina patua, ina patua
Yeah, I know love, I know love
– Ae, e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha, e mohio ana ahau ki te aroha
Oh, mm
– Aue, mm
When it hits, when it hits
– Ka pa ana, ka pa ana
