Topenga Ataata
Kupu Tūpato
Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, o-
– He pai, he pai, he pai, he pai, he pai, he pai-
You live in my dream state
– E noho ana koe i roto i taku āhua moemoea
Relocate my fantasy
– Whakawhiti i taku whakaaro
I stay in reality
– Ka noho au ki te tūturu
You live in my dream state
– E noho ana koe i roto i taku āhua moemoea
Any time I count sheep
– I nga wa katoa ka tatau ahau i nga hipi
That’s the only time we make up, make up
– Ko te wā anake tēnei e hanga ai, e hanga ai
You exist behind my eyelids, my eyelids
– Kei te noho koe i muri i aku kamo, aku kamo
Now, I don’t wanna wake up
– Na, e kore ahau e hiahia ana ki te ara ake
20/20, 20/20 vision
– 20/20, 20/20 tirohanga
Cupid hit me, cupid hit me with precision, eye
– Cupid patua ahau, cupid patua ahau ki te pū, kanohi
Wonder if you look both ways when you cross my mind
– Fifili ki te titiro koe ara e rua ina whiti koe toku ngakau
I said, I said
– Ka mea ahau, ka mea ahau
I’m sick of, sick of, sick of, sick of chasing
– Kua ngenge ahau, kua ngenge, kua ngenge, kua ngenge ki te whai
You’re the one that’s always running through my daydreams, I
– Ko koe te tangata e rere tonu ana i roto i aku moemoea, ko au
I can only see your face when I close my eyes
– Ka taea e ahau anake te kite i tou mata ina kati ahau oku kanohi
So…
– Na…
Can I get a kiss?
– Ka taea e au te kihi?
And can you make it last forever?
– A ka taea e koe te noho tonu?
I said I’m ’bout to go to war (Uh-huh)
– Ka mea ahau ki ahau ’bout ki te haere ki te whawhai (Uh-huh)
And I don’t know if I’ma see you again
– A kaore au e mohio mena ka kite ano ahau i a koe
Can I get a kiss? (Can I?)
– Ka taea e au te kihi? (Ka Taea E Au?)
And can you make it last forever? (Can you?)
– A ka taea e koe te noho tonu? (Ka taea e koe?)
I said I’m ’bout to go to war (I’m ’bout to)
– Ka mea ahau ki ahau ’bout to go to war (i’m’ bout to)
And I don’t know if I’ma see you again
– A kaore au e mohio mena ka kite ano ahau i a koe
Ugh, switch it up
– Ugh, hurihia ki runga
I said, okay, okay, okay, okey-dokey, my infatuation
– Ka mea ahau, pai, pai, pai,pai-dokey, taku aroha
Is translating to another form of what you call it? (Love)
– Kei te whakamaori ki tetahi atu ahua o te mea e kiia ana e koe? (Aroha)
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, I ain’t met you, I’ve been looking
– Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, I ain’t met you, i’ve been looking
Stop the waiting ‘fore I stop the chasing, like an alcoholic
– Whakamutua te tatari ‘i mua i mutu ahau te whai, rite te haurangi
“You don’t understand me”—what the fuck do you mean?
– “E kore koe e mārama ki ahau” – he aha te fuck e te tikanga koe?
It’s them rose-tinted cheeks, yeah, it’s them dirt-colored eyes
– He kanohi rohi, ae, he kanohi paru
Sugar-honey iced tea, bumblebee on the scene
– Sugar-honey iced tea, bumblebee i runga i te scene
Yeah, I’d give up my bakery to have a piece of your pie
– Ae, ka whakarerea e au taku whare paraoa kia whai i tētahi wāhanga o tō keke
Ugh!
– Aah!
20/20, 20/20 vision
– 20/20, 20/20 tirohanga
Cupid hit me, cupid hit me with precision, eye
– Cupid patua ahau, cupid patua ahau ki te pū, kanohi
Wonder if you look both ways when you cross my mind
– Fifili ki te titiro koe ara e rua ina whiti koe toku ngakau
I said, I said
– Ka mea ahau, ka mea ahau
I’m sick of, sick of, sick of, sick of chasing
– Kua ngenge ahau, kua ngenge, kua ngenge, kua ngenge ki te whai
You’re the one that’s always running through my daydreams, I
– Ko koe te tangata e rere tonu ana i roto i aku moemoea, ko au
I can only see your face when I close my eyes
– Ka taea e ahau anake te kite i tou mata ina kati ahau oku kanohi
So…
– Na…
Can I get a kiss? (Can I get a kiss?)
– Ka taea e au te kihi? (Ka taea e au te kihi?)
And can you make it last forever? (Make it last forever)
– A ka taea e koe te noho tonu? (Kia mau tonu ake ake)
I said I’m ’bout to go to war (‘Bout to go to war)
– Ka mea ahau ki ahau ’bout ki te haere ki te whawhai (‘Bout ki te haere ki te whawhai)
I don’t know if I’ma see you again (See you again)
– Kāore au i te mōhio mēnā ka kite anō au i a koe (See you again)
Can I get a kiss? (Can I?)
– Ka taea e au te kihi? (Ka Taea E Au?)
And can you make it last forever? (Can you?)
– A ka taea e koe te noho tonu? (Ka taea e koe?)
I said I’m ’bout to go to war (‘Bout to)
– Ka mea ahau ki ahau ‘ bout to go to war (‘Bout to)
And I don’t know if I’ma see you again
– A kaore au e mohio mena ka kite ano ahau i a koe
Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, o—
– He pai, he pai, he pai, he pai, he pai, he pai, he pai—
(La la, la la la la, la la)
– (La la, la la la, la la)
Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, o—
– He pai, he pai, he pai, he pai, he pai, he pai, he pai—
(La la, la la la, la la)
– (La la, la la la, la la)
Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, o—
– He pai, he pai, he pai, he pai, he pai, he pai, he pai—
(La la, la la la la, la la
– (Ko te ra, ko te ra, ko te ra
La la, la la la la)
– Ko La, ko la la la)
One more time?
– Kotahi anō te wā?
