Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
I been singin’, I been screamin’
– I waiata ahau, i karanga ahau
I been goin’ all night ’til my throat’s bleedin’
– I haere ahau i te pō katoa tae noa ki te toto o toku korokoro
I been cryin’, I been dreamin’
– I tangi ahau, i moemoea ahau
Yeah, I know that you look, but you don’t see it
– Ae, e mohio ana ahau e titiro koe, engari e kore koe e kite i te reira
Did my purple lace bra catch your attention? Uh
– I hopu toku bra lace puru tou aro? Uh
Yeah, the look in your eye made me question
– Ae, ko te titiro i roto i to kanohi i patai mai ki ahau
Would you hear me more if I whispered in your ear?
– E rongo koe ki ahau ake, ki te whispered ahau i roto i tou taringa?
Made all my inner thoughts sound like, “Ah, ah”
– Hanga toku whakaaro roto katoa tangi rite, ” Ah, ah”
Would you hear me more if I touch you right here?
– Ka rongo anō koe ki ahau mēnā ka pa atu ahau ki a koe i konei?
Made everythin’ I want sound like, “Ah, ah” (Ah)
– I hanga nga mea katoa e hiahia ana ahau kia rite ki, “Ah, ah ” (Ah)
Would you hear me, hear me?
– E rongo koe ki ahau, whakarongo ki ahau?
Would you hear me, hear me?
– E rongo koe ki ahau, whakarongo ki ahau?
Would you hear me?
– Ka rongo koe i ahau?
If all my inner thoughts sound like, “Ah, ah”?
– Ki te tangi aku whakaaro o roto katoa, “Ah, ah”?
I could take it off for you and tell you what I’m gon’ do, hm
– Ka taea e au te tango atu ki a koe, ka korero atu ki a koe he aha taku mahi, hm
‘Cause my body positioning determines if you’re listenin’, ah-ah
– ‘Meinga toku tūnga tinana whakatau ki te e whakarongo koe’, ah-ah
Did my dance on your lap pique your interest? Yeah
– I whakaoho taku kanikani i runga i tōu turi i tōu hiahia? Ae
Now I got you like that, let me finish
– Na ka whiwhi ahau i a koe, kia oti ahau
Would you hear me more if I whispered in your ear?
– E rongo koe ki ahau ake, ki te whispered ahau i roto i tou taringa?
Made all my inner thoughts sound like, “Ah, ah”
– Hanga toku whakaaro roto katoa tangi rite, ” Ah, ah”
Would you hear me more if I touch you right here?
– Ka rongo anō koe ki ahau mēnā ka pa atu ahau ki a koe i konei?
Made everythin’ I want sound like, “Ah, ah” (Ah)
– I hanga nga mea katoa e hiahia ana ahau kia rite ki, “Ah, ah ” (Ah)
Would you hear me, hear me?
– E rongo koe ki ahau, whakarongo ki ahau?
Would you hear me, hear me? (Would you hear me more? Ooh)
– E rongo koe ki ahau, whakarongo ki ahau? (Ka rongo koe i ahau ake? Ko te ooh)
Would you hear me
– Ka rongo koe i ahau
If all my inner thoughts sound like—
– Ki te tangi aku whakaaro o roto katoa—
I’m losin’ my mind, I’m losin’ my head
– Kei te ngaro taku hinengaro, kei te ngaro taku mahunga
You only listen when I’m undressed
– Ka whakarongo noa koe ina whakakakahu ahau
Hear what you like and none of the rest, ‘est (Ooh)
– Whakarongo ki ta koutou e pai ai, kahore hoki tetahi o era atu, e (Ooh)
I’m-I’m losin’ my mind ’cause giving you head’s
– Kei te ngaro ahau i taku hinengaro na te mea ka hoatu e ahau ki a koe te upoko
The only time you think I got depth (Ooh)
– Ko te wa anake e whakaaro ana koe ka hohonu ahau (Ooh)
Hear what you like and none of the rest
– Whakarongo ki nga mea e pai ana koe me tetahi o era atu
Would you hear me more if I whispered in your ear?
– E rongo koe ki ahau ake, ki te whispered ahau i roto i tou taringa?
Made all my inner thoughts sound like, “Ah, ah”
– Hanga toku whakaaro roto katoa tangi rite, ” Ah, ah”
Would you hear me more if I touch you right here?
– Ka rongo anō koe ki ahau mēnā ka pa atu ahau ki a koe i konei?
Made everythin’ I want sound like
– I hanga i nga mea katoa e hiahia ana ahau kia rite ki
Would you hear me more if I whispered in your ear?
– E rongo koe ki ahau ake, ki te whispered ahau i roto i tou taringa?
Made all my inner thoughts sound like, “Ah, ah”
– Hanga toku whakaaro roto katoa tangi rite, ” Ah, ah”
Would you hear me more if I touch you right here?
– Ka rongo anō koe ki ahau mēnā ka pa atu ahau ki a koe i konei?
Made everythin’ I want sound like, “Ah, ah”
– I hanga i nga mea katoa e hiahia ana ahau kia rite ki te, ” Ah, ah”
Would you hear me, hear me? (Would you hear?)
– E rongo koe ki ahau, whakarongo ki ahau? (Ka rongo koe?)
Would you hear me, hear me? (Hear me, babe)
– E rongo koe ki ahau, whakarongo ki ahau? (Whakarongo mai ki ahau, babe)
Would you hear me (Yeah, oh)
– E rongo koe ki ahau (yeah, oh)
If all my inner thoughts sound like, “Ah, ah”?
– Ki te tangi aku whakaaro o roto katoa, “Ah, ah”?
