Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Damn, nigga, every time I look at you, I swear to God
– E te atua, i nga wa katoa e titiro ana ahau ki a koe, ka oati ahau ki Te Atua
Nigga, you got that nigga feet
– Nigga, kua whiwhi koe i taua waewae nigga
You got that nigga body
– Kua whiwhi koe i taua tinana nigga
You got that nigga long arms, fingers and shit
– Kua whiwhi koe i taua nigga ringa roa, maihao me te paru
Flat feet, big di—
– Waewae Flat, di nui—
She said that I make expressions like him
– Ka mea ia e hanga e ahau faaiteraa rite ia
My legs to my shoulders and my chin like him
– Ko oku waewae ki oku pokohiwi me toku uma rite ki a ia
My waist and my posture like him
– Ko taku whitiki me taku tū rite ki a ia
Like him
– Ka rite ki a ia
Like him, like him, like him
– Rite ki a ia, rite ki a ia, rite ki a ia
Mama, I’m chasin’ a ghost
– Mama, kei te whai ahau i te wairua
I don’t know who he is
– Kāore au i te mōhio ko wai ia
Mama, I’m chasin’ a ghost
– Mama, kei te whai ahau i te wairua
I don’t know where he is
– Kāore au i te mōhio kei hea ia
Mama, I’m chasin’ a ghost
– Mama, kei te whai ahau i te wairua
Do I look like him? (Like what?)
– He rite ahau ki a ia? (Pērā ki te aha?)
Like him (Like what?)
– Ka rite ki a ia (Ka rite ki te aha?)
Like him (Like what?)
– Ka rite ki a ia (Ka rite ki te aha?)
Like him (La-la-la-la)
– Ka rite ki a ia (La-la-la-la)
(La-la-la-la)
– (La-la-la-la)
You gave me love and affection
– I homai e koe ki ahau te aroha me te aroha
Attention (Go), protection
– Te aro (Haere), te tiaki
How could I ever miss somethin’ (Go)
– Me pehea taku ngaro i tetahi mea (Go)
That I’d never had?
– Kāore I taea e au?
I would never judge ya
– E kore ahau e whakawa i a koe
‘Cause everything worked out without him (Like what?)
– ‘No te mea i mahi nga mea katoa i waho ia (Rite te aha?)
Like him (Like what?)
– Ka rite ki a ia (Ka rite ki te aha?)
Like him (Huh?)
– Ka rite ki a ia (Huh?)
Mama, I’m chasin’ a ghost
– Mama, kei te whai ahau i te wairua
I don’t know who he is
– Kāore au i te mōhio ko wai ia
Mama, I’m chasin’ a ghost
– Mama, kei te whai ahau i te wairua
I don’t know where he is
– Kāore au i te mōhio kei hea ia
Mama, I’m chasin’ a ghost
– Mama, kei te whai ahau i te wairua
Do I look
– E titiro ana ahau
(Huh?)
– (Huh?ko te)
Like him
– Ka rite ki a ia
Like him
– Ka rite ki a ia
I decided to
– I whakatau ahau ki te
Really get that love inside of you
– Tino whiwhi i taua aroha roto o koutou
I would never ever lie to you (Yeah)
– E kore ahau e teka ki a koe (Yeah)
You ain’t never gotta lie to me
– Kaua rawa koe e teka ki ahau
I’m everything that I strive to be
– Ko ahau nga mea katoa e hiahia ana ahau ki te kia
So do I look like him?
– Na ka rite ahau ki a ia?
Do I look like him? (Like him, like him, like him, like him)
– He rite ahau ki a ia? (Rite ia, rite ia, rite ia, rite ia)
I don’t look like him
– Kāore au i te āhua rite ki a ia
(Like him)
– (Rite ki a ia)
It was my fault, not yours, not his, it was my fault, I’m sorry
– Ko taku he, ehara i a koe, ehara i a ia, ko taku he, e pouri ana ahau
You know
– E mōhio ana koe
It was my fault
– Ko taku he
Not him, ’cause he always wanted to be there for you
– Ehara i a ia, nā te mea i hiahia tonu ia kia noho ki reira mōu
And I’m sorry I was young
– A, e pouri ana ahau i ahau e tamariki ana
But he’s always wanted to be a father to you
– Engari i hiahia tonu ia kia waiho hei matua ki a koe
So I, I fucked up and I take ownership of that
– Na, ko au, ka kino ahau, ka riro I ahau te mana o taua mea
Of my choices and decisions
– O aku kōwhiringa me whakatau
And I’m sorry for that
– A e pouri ana ahau mo taua mea
He’s a good guy
– He tangata pai ia
So don’t hold that against him, because it was my fault
– Na kaua e mau ki taua mea ki a ia, no te mea ko taku he
Just, you know, forgive me
– E mohio ana koe, murua ahau
