Zecchoushuu
| renji de chin shite tabete sanji made ni wa kaerimasu oishii nuka o katteoide kyuuri aratte kitte oiteoide girarizumu juunana, hachi danshi chirarizumu juuhachi, kyuu no joshi wa anata ga omouhodo tsutanakunai ikareta jijou soremo makoto nari sannenkan mo kenka shita kedo baiku no koto wa wasureta mamireta mae koon suupu no bunmatsu koroshite mae ho-totogisu nante [1] mechakucha ya-bai aoki omoide ikareta jijou soremo makoto nari girarizumu juunana, hachi danshi chirarizumu juuhachi, kyuu no joshi wa anata ga omouhodo tsutanakunai ikareta jijou soremo makoto nari |
Go ahead and warm something up in the microwave I’ll be home by three o’clock Then go out and buy some tasty rice-bran And wash, chop, and set aside some cucumbers Boys are bright lights glaring from 17 to 18 Girls are fleeting glimpses from 18 to 19 You’re not as clumsy as you think The insane part is, it’s still true Even though we fought so much those three years I forgot all about that bike Before I’m covered in corn soup powder Before I kill the nightingale [1] I’m confused by those crazy memories of when we were young The insane part is, it’s still true Boys are bright lights glaring from 17 to 18 Girls are fleeting glimpses from 18 to 19 You’re not as clumsy as you think The insane part is, it’s still true |
Translator's notes: [1] A reference to a haiku from the Sengoku period by Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582):
| nakanu nara
koroshite shimae hototogisu |
If it will not
sing
Kill it immediately The nightingale |
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